Austria vs Belgium
Austria vs Belgium: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $46,090 in Austria and $45,150 in Belgium, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by $940, or 1.02 times that in Belgium.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Austria has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Belgium.
- In 2025, Austria ranked 16 and Belgium ranked 18 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Austria | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,090 | $45,150 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $45,960 | $45,020 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $46,500 | $44,830 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $47,330 | $44,520 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $45,370 | $43,140 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $43,430 | $40,770 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $46,550 | $43,010 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $45,950 | $42,210 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $45,060 | $41,620 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $44,360 | $41,170 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $43,920 | $40,890 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $43,840 | $40,530 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $43,850 | $40,010 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $44,220 | $40,070 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $44,150 | $40,240 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $43,040 | $39,990 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $42,370 | $39,290 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $44,060 | $40,380 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $43,570 | $40,520 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $42,120 | $39,370 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $40,990 | $38,650 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $40,330 | $37,980 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $39,570 | $36,830 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $39,310 | $36,600 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $38,930 | $36,150 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $38,570 | $35,880 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $37,470 | $34,680 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $36,180 | $33,570 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $35,000 | $32,990 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $34,300 | $31,860 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $33,600 | $31,510 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $32,780 | $30,840 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $32,130 | $29,970 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $32,230 | $30,380 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $31,920 | $30,040 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $31,170 | $29,610 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $30,100 | $28,790 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $29,100 | $27,930 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $28,210 | $26,760 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $27,850 | $26,170 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $27,240 | $25,720 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $26,590 | $25,310 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $26,580 | $24,700 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $25,770 | $24,620 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $25,280 | $24,460 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $25,380 | $24,530 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $24,950 | $23,510 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $23,640 | $23,000 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $23,670 | $22,380 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $22,530 | $22,270 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $21,510 | $21,120 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $21,530 | $21,600 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $20,750 | $20,720 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $19,890 | $19,540 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $18,840 | $18,630 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $18,000 | $17,950 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $16,860 | $16,900 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $15,920 | $15,890 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $15,320 | $15,310 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $14,980 | $14,820 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $14,280 | $14,470 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $13,890 | $14,100 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $13,180 | $13,310 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $12,740 | $12,850 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $12,480 | $12,260 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $11,890 | $11,720 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Belgium
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Belgium: 82.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Belgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Belgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Belgium: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Belgium: 4.11% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Belgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Belgium: 11.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Belgium: 0.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Belgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Belgium: 87.7% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Belgium: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Belgium: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Belgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Belgium: $13.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Belgium: $1,237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Belgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Belgium: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Belgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Belgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 430 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 86 million TIV in 2025