Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€70,429Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$76,208Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,712chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$8,345chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202428,093chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,398chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202439.89%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,076chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,328chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024738chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024798chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20241.05%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202428,794.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202431,157.3chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,286.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,558.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.18%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20233,141.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20233,396.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.73%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,460.4chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,580.3chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202450.66%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202440.89%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,153chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,412chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€358
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$387
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€345
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$373
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€160chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$173chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/02/2023C
S&P Rating [+]09/08/2023NR
Fitch Rating [+]07/18/2022RD
Corruption Index [+]202337
Fragile States Index [+]202468.7
RTI Raking [+]2024138º
Innovation Ranking [+]202485º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2014Q40.5%
Unemployed [+]2015Q443K
NMW [+]2024$217.0
NMW [+]2024€196.3
Markets
Euro / Belarusian rubles [+]05/09/20233.1887
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/09/20232.8853chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.31%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20245.2%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/21/20239.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202049º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201956,592
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20196.73
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020397.01
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201020.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202013.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,492,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€37,148.1M
Exports [+]2023$40,168.2M
Exports % GDP [+]202355.97%
Imports [+]2023€40,004.0M
Imports [+]2023$43,256.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202360.27%
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,855.9M
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,088.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.30%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201564º
Density [+]202444chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024112º
Crude divorce rate [+]20183.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,200.0
% Immigrant [+]202011.38%
% Emigrant [+]202015.82%
Birth Rate [+]20237.14‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017982.2
Crude death rate [+]202313.34‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20186.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]20223.9%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,133,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,067,090
Emigrant stock [+]20201,483,626
HDI [+]20220.801
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202455º
Life expectancy [+]202374.18chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,162
Suicide rate [+]201522.76
Number of homicides [+]2019225
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20192.38
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.79
Annual crude oil production [+]202428
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021198.0
Consumption GWh [+]202339,883
Generation GWh [+]202343,585
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/20267,118
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/2026994,073
Fully vaccinated [+]09/03/20236,414,996
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026779.37
Doses administered [+]12/23/202322,765,402
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros