Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.7%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q414,114Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€494,088Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$534,791Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€53,830chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,208chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€129,805Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024394,792chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024423,300chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202479.90%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€42,925chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$46,025chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,106chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,329chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.70%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024272,668.3chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024293,571.3chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202223,716.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202224,897.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.93%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202443,496,353,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202447,079,582,560.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.19%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,940.1chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,347.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.85%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202455.20%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€29,647chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$31,920chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,620
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,775
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,749
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,140
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€538chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$572chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/22/2025Aa1
S&P Rating [+]08/23/2024AA+
Fitch Rating [+]05/15/2020AA+
Corruption Index [+]202371
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201921º
Fragile States Index [+]202423.1
RTI Raking [+]2024112º
Innovation Ranking [+]202417º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.8%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3263K
Average Wage [+]2024$66,782
Average Wage [+]2024€61,699
Human Capital Ranking [+]201710º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.8408chart0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/11/20263.10%
Risk Premium [+]02/11/202630
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20269.09%chart5.20%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.8%
HICP [+]December 20253.8%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-3.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202027º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024490,026
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202226.88
Motor vehicle production [+]2023114,191
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021636.14
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202443.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202226,215,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€197,847.7M
Exports [+]2024$214,146.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202440.04%
Imports [+]2024€195,634.7M
Imports [+]2024$211,751.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202439.60%
Trade balance [+]2024€2,212.9M
Trade balance [+]2024$2,395.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20240.45%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201513º
Density [+]2024110chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,933.8
% Immigrant [+]202019.46%
% Emigrant [+]20206.73%
Birth Rate [+]20248.40‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,083.3
Crude death rate [+]20249.60‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.32chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.3%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,197,213chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,738,183
Emigrant stock [+]2020600,740
HDI [+]20220.926
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202449º
Life expectancy [+]202482.30chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20241,365
Suicide rate [+]202414.84
Number of homicides [+]202380
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.88
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.65
Annual crude oil production [+]20249
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202135.2
Consumption GWh [+]202362,198
Generation GWh [+]202365,374
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202622,534
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20266,083,720
Fully vaccinated [+]06/30/20236,683,263
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,450.09
Doses administered [+]06/30/202320,468,732
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros