Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.4%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,654Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,659,335Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,833,822Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€60,560chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$65,529chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€401,520Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024841,535chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024910,587chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202450.72%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€30,713chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$33,233chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-37,330chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-40,393chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.25%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024646,226.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024699,253.0chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202282,829.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202285,543.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.65%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024126,435,864,268.7
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023136,006.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202321.01%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202431,258.4chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202434,545.3chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.96%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.95%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,585chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$25,520chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,147
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,317
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,648
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,142
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,141chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,234chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/09/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]06/06/2021AAA
Fitch Rating [+]05/21/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202375
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201916º
Fragile States Index [+]202419.6
RTI Raking [+]202465º
Innovation Ranking [+]202423º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.1%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4575K
NMW [+]2025$2,497.8
NMW [+]2025€2,407.8
Average Wage [+]2017$63,864
Average Wage [+]2024€61,931
Human Capital Ranking [+]201720º
Markets
Euro / Australian dollars [+]02/12/20261.6678
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20261.4053chart0.842202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20264.75%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/2026197
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.33%chart4.70%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.6%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/04/20263.85%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202014º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2021753,256
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202140.73
Motor vehicle production [+]201798,632
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020738.34
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20199,465,900chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€343,362.7M
Exports [+]2023$371,278.1M
Exports % GDP [+]202321.32%
Imports [+]2023€265,797.1M
Imports [+]2023$287,406.4M
Imports % GDP [+]202316.50%
Trade balance [+]2023€77,565.6M
Trade balance [+]2023$83,126.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20234.82%
Retail Sales YoY [+]June 20254.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201517º
Density [+]20244chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202419º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,940.5
% Immigrant [+]202029.99%
% Emigrant [+]20202.34%
Birth Rate [+]202310.80‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201716,887.9
Crude death rate [+]20236.90‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202013.4%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202427,400,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20207,685,860
Emigrant stock [+]2020598,765
HDI [+]20220.946
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202424º
Life expectancy [+]202383.05chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20233,214
Suicide rate [+]202312.10
Number of homicides [+]2023226
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.85
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.21
Annual crude oil production [+]2024270
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,446.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023256,046
Generation GWh [+]2023269,236
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202625,236
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202611,861,161
Fully vaccinated [+]03/24/202321,648,824
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026921.02
Doses administered [+]12/31/202369,686,750
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros