Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€42,602Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$46,300Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,479chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,674chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,033chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,938chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202425.90%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€625chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$677chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,139chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,233chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.67%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,351.4chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,954.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023855.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023923.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.55%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023494.6
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023536.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.65%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024647.8chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024704.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20248.79%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202417.26%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€417chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$451chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€50
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$54
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€28
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$31
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€38chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$41chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/28/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/31/2011B
Corruption Index [+]202322
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019106º
Fragile States Index [+]202478.6
Innovation Ranking [+]2024103º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
NMW [+]2024$0.1
NMW [+]2024€0.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201792º
Markets
Euro / Riels [+]01/20/20264,702.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20264,027.0000chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/02/20250%chart2.19%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20251.3%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020144º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2017819
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20170.39
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201010.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20235,453,231chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€21,705.2M
Exports [+]2023$23,469.8M
Exports % GDP [+]202355.36%
Imports [+]2023€22,552.6M
Imports [+]2023$24,386.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202357.52%
Trade balance [+]2023€-847.4M
Trade balance [+]2023$-916.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-2.16%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201580º
Density [+]202497chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202471º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017386.3
% Immigrant [+]20200.49%
% Emigrant [+]20206.76%
Birth Rate [+]202320.75‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017333.8
Crude death rate [+]20236.39‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.58chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201217.7%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202417,638,801chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202079,341
Emigrant stock [+]20201,104,819
HDI [+]20220.600
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024102º
Life expectancy [+]202370.67chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,857
Suicide rate [+]201512.32
Number of homicides [+]2011268
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20111.82
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.03
Consumption GWh [+]202316,998
Generation GWh [+]202313,784
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20253,056
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025139,326
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/202314,693,274
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025173.25
Doses administered [+]12/31/202347,826,644
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros