Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q312,811Kchart11,091K2024Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€1,980,872Mchart€15,152,764M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,241,253Mchart$15,780,687M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€49,564chart€43,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$53,607chart$46,0622023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q3€513,676Mchart€3,842,814M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20232,129,331chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20232,303,042chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023107.50%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€53,103chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$57,436chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-11,344chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-12,270chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-0.57%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023841,701.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023910,367.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202284,901.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202290,673.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.05%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023156,617,867,762.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023169,332.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.64%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202325,612.7chart235,084.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202328,101.3chart254,191.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.12%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202342.49%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€20,991chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$22,704chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,184
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,302
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€3,972
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,309
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€641chart€6702023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$693chart$7422023Defence 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 [+]August 20246.6%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,367K
NMW [+]2024$2,184.5
NMW [+]2024€1,969.7
Average Wage [+]2015$39,792
Average Wage [+]2023€55,524
Human Capital Ranking [+]201714º
Markets
Euro / Canadian dollars [+]03/14/20251.5691
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20251.4409chart0.918403/14/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/14/20253.06%
Risk Premium [+]03/14/202519
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/14/2025-0.47%chart11.13%03/14/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]July 20242.5%
2.4%February 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]July 20242.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.75%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202023º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]June 2024251,784
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]June 202446.13
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,553,026
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020704.42
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202334.8%
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 [+]202326.56%
Imports [+]2023€527,590.9M
Imports [+]2023$570,484.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202326.63%
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,429.0M
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,161.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.07%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20227.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]20233chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202411º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,340.4
% Immigrant [+]202021.17%
% Emigrant [+]20203.40%
Birth Rate [+]20229.00‰chart8.57‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201724,559.0
Crude death rate [+]20228.60‰chart11.19‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20221.33chart1.452022Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202340,097,761chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,049,323
Emigrant stock [+]20201,292,329
HDI [+]20220.935
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202436º
Life expectancy [+]202281.30chart81.702022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20223,589
Suicide rate [+]20229.20
Number of homicides [+]2022874
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20222.25
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.91
Annual crude oil production [+]20234,594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021170,300.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023555,683
Generation GWh [+]2023615,141
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202455,282
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,819,055
Fully vaccinated [+]02/02/202331,762,130
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,378.68
Doses administered [+]07/24/2024102,877,159
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros