Country comparison United States vs Belgium

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.8%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q319,570Kchart13,557K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€27,076,281Mchart€620,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$29,184,900Mchart$671,370M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,612chart€52,3402024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,145chart$56,2212024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,655,766Mchart€161,101M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202433,120,182chart644,3982024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202435,837,858chart695,6262024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024122.32%chart103.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€97,383chart€54,2262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$105,374chart$58,5372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,174,582chart-27,0582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-2,353,017chart-30,0272024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.03%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,266,750.8chart335,287.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,109,189.0chart361,996.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,330,677.4chart35,238.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,399,802.9chart37,255.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202213.97%chart12.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20243,857,639,616,400.9chart49,726,639,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,175,431,968,000.0chart53,823,119,520.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.02%chart14.93%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024925,796.8chart7,921.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024997,895.1chart8,573.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.11%chart2.36%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.92%chart54.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€30,187chart€28,2152024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$32,664chart$30,4622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,981chart€3,0172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,195chart$3,2102022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€11,458chart€4,2082024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$12,402chart$4,5552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,722chart€6682024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,945chart$7182024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2025Aa1Aa310/11/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/05/2011AA+AA11/25/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/26/2020AAAAA-04/03/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20192ºchart22º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.5chart30.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202478ºchart122º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20243ºchart24º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.3%chart6.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.9%chart6.4%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q46,597Kchart351K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,257.0chart$2,481.62026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,070.0chart€2,112.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$82,933chart$65,8532024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€65,250chart€60,8412024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20174ºchart15º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / United States dollars [+]02/17/20261.1826
0.845602/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/17/20264.05%chart3.14%02/17/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/17/2026131chart4002/17/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.99%chart11.98%02/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20262.4%chart2.4%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20242.6%chart2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.0%chart-0.2%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/11/20253.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20198ºchart46º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.7%chart0.5%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]January 20262,722,117chart849,888December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]January 202649.04chart36.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202310,611,555chart332,1032023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020872.41chart591.192021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202425.6%chart44.5%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart21.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202246.0%chart60.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202250,870,000chart8,220,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,868,682.0Mchart€503,249.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,020,605.8Mchart$568,662.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20237.27%chart82.60%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,933,946.5Mchart€476,599.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,172,476.3Mchart$538,547.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202311.41%chart78.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,065,264.5Mchart€26,650.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,152,972.3Mchart$30,114.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.14%chart4.24%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.4%chart0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20159ºchart24º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202435chart3872024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024132ºchart16º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20163.20‰chart1.70‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,621.0chart10,273.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.28%chart17.36%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.90%chart5.00%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.70‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017148,488.7chart6,021.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.20‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20166.90‰chart4.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202410.6%chart10.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024340,102,000chart11,883,4952024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202050,632,836chart2,005,4792020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,996,223chart577,4632020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.927chart0.9422022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202443ºchart12º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202378.39chart82.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202249,414chart1,5852023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202214.80chart13.412023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202319,796chart1252021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20235.76chart1.082021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202313.83chart7.182023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202413,235
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144,418.0
Consumption GWh [+]20234,084,578chart74,5572023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,256,677chart77,3572023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,233,841chart34,33901/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026103,436,829chart4,905,27101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/2023230,637,348chart9,170,94502/11/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,627.86chart2,889.6401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/2023676,728,782chart31,469,38802/11/2024Doses administered [+]
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