Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.6%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,911Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€387,058Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$418,818Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,345chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,948chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€100,706Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024237,020chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024256,468chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202461.24%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,498chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,867chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-24,176chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-26,160chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.25%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024134,102.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024145,106.4chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202110,550.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202112,486.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.55%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202422,711,029,540.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202423,773.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202417.24%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,001.4chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202414,068.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.12%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202434.65%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,545chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,754chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€206
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$244
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€455
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$450
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€247chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$267chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/26/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]06/26/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]07/01/2021BB+
Corruption Index [+]202340
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201957º
Fragile States Index [+]202475.6
RTI Raking [+]202436º
Innovation Ranking [+]202461º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20239.3%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q48.3%
Unemployed [+]2024Q42,128K
NMW [+]2025$322.9
NMW [+]2025€311.8
Average Wage [+]2022$9,545
Average Wage [+]2023€9,491
Human Capital Ranking [+]201768º
Markets
Euro / Colombian pesos [+]05/11/20254,776.9763
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/23/20263,630.3300chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/202620.05%chart2.72%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.1%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]May 2023-1.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/02/20259.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202067º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023144,633
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.24
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020112.28
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201719.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202239.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,519,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€45,819.8M
Exports [+]2023$49,544.9M
Exports % GDP [+]202313.53%
Imports [+]2023€58,075.1M
Imports [+]2023$62,796.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202317.15%
Trade balance [+]2023€-12,255.4M
Trade balance [+]2023$-13,251.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.62%
Retail Sales YoY [+]April 20238.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201536º
Density [+]202446chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024146º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20175,636.4
% Immigrant [+]20203.78%
% Emigrant [+]20206.00%
Birth Rate [+]202313.48‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017281.2
Crude death rate [+]20235.40‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.65chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202431.8%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202452,696,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,905,393
Emigrant stock [+]20203,024,273
HDI [+]20220.758
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202445º
Life expectancy [+]202377.73chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20213,047
Suicide rate [+]20216.00
Number of homicides [+]202313,035
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202324.91
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.97
Annual crude oil production [+]2024773
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,036.0
Consumption GWh [+]202382,721
Generation GWh [+]202390,427
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025142,802
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20256,402,441
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/202337,204,130
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,709.92
Doses administered [+]12/29/202390,931,190
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros