Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,261Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,073,496Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,270,076Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,396chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,531chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€505,905Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,307,846chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,497,217chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024111.30%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€55,931chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$60,521chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,760chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-45,187chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.01%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024927,170.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,003,249.9chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202391,139.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202399,629.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202311.22%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024164,385,972,701.1
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024177,921.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202417.76%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202427,225.7chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202429,806.9chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.08%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.72%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€22,470chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,314chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,280
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,466
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€3,981
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,477
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€662chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$716chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/02/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]07/29/2002AAA
Fitch Rating [+]06/24/2020AA+
Corruption Index [+]202376
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201914º
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6
RTI Raking [+]202453º
Innovation Ranking [+]202414º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20266.5%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q16.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q11,547K
NMW [+]2025$1,994.5
NMW [+]2025€1,921.4
Average Wage [+]2015$39,792
Average Wage [+]2024€56,082
Human Capital Ranking [+]201714º
Markets
Euro / Canadian dollars [+]02/13/20261.6161
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20261.3605chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/14/20263.26%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202650
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.26%chart4.09%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.4%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20254.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/29/20252.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202023º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024247,205
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202446.50
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,553,026
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020704.42
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20085.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202253.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202212,824,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€526,161.9M
Exports [+]2023$568,938.9M
Exports % GDP [+]202326.18%
Imports [+]2023€527,590.9M
Imports [+]2023$570,484.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202326.26%
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,429.0M
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,161.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.07%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20227.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]20254chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202411º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,340.4
% Immigrant [+]202021.17%
% Emigrant [+]20203.40%
Birth Rate [+]20238.80‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201724,559.0
Crude death rate [+]20238.10‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.26chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202541,651,653chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,049,323
Emigrant stock [+]20201,292,329
HDI [+]20220.935
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202436º
Life expectancy [+]202381.65chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20223,589
Suicide rate [+]20229.20
Number of homicides [+]2023778
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.98
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.91
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,776
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021170,300.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023549,836
Generation GWh [+]2023609,327
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202655,282
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,819,055
Fully vaccinated [+]02/02/202331,762,130
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,327.25
Doses administered [+]07/24/2024102,877,160
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros