Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q11,942Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€26,195Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$29,614Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,921chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$8,571chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€6,615Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,081chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20248,744chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202429.53%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,372chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,567chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-515chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-557chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.88%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,856.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,829.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023828.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023896.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.18%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,532.3
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,656.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.42%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024195.7chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024221.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.73%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.32%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,481chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,766chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€239
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$259
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€481
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$520
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€59chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$64chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/02/2024B3
S&P Rating [+]08/04/2023B+
Corruption Index [+]202335
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201992º
Fragile States Index [+]202471.0
RTI Raking [+]202439º
Innovation Ranking [+]202480º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 202512.2%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q311.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3162K
NMW [+]2024$352.8
NMW [+]2024€320.1
Markets
Euro / Convertible mark [+]01/21/20261.9558
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20261.6718chart0.852701/20/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/2026-0.15%chart1.72%01/20/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202090º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-4.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201910,038
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20193.25
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015259.09
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200617.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022915,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€8,218.9M
Exports [+]2024$8,896.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202431.38%
Imports [+]2024€14,650.8M
Imports [+]2024$15,857.7M
Imports % GDP [+]202455.93%
Trade balance [+]2024€-6,431.9M
Trade balance [+]2024$-6,961.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-24.55%
Retail Sales YoY [+]May 20251.0%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202467chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202461º
Crude divorce rate [+]20120.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,009.9
% Immigrant [+]20201.03%
% Emigrant [+]202048.40%
Birth Rate [+]20247.20‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201753.0
Crude death rate [+]202410.40‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.49chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.98‰
% risk of poverty [+]201516.9%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20243,406,568chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202036,042
Emigrant stock [+]20201,687,639
HDI [+]20220.779
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202478º
Life expectancy [+]202377.85chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015228
Suicide rate [+]20156.48
Number of homicides [+]202339
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.22
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.33
Consumption GWh [+]202312,867
Generation GWh [+]202317,710
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202516,407
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025404,289
Fully vaccinated [+]01/29/2022846,080
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20254,816.28
Doses administered [+]01/29/20221,924,950
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros