Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.8%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q36,010Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€85,905Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$92,982Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,200chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,025chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€23,286Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202449,284chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202453,327chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.40%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,721chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,764chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,673chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,810chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.90%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202441,237.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202444,467.9chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,226.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,395.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.69%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,738,623,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,068.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.84%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,540.5chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,667.4chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.76%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202448.00%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€10,644chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$11,478chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€837
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$882
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,229
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,301
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€398chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$431chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/08/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]09/13/2024A-
Fitch Rating [+]07/13/2022BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202350
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201963º
Fragile States Index [+]202445.9
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]202443º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.5%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q375K
NMW [+]2026$1,233.8
NMW [+]2026€1,050.0
Average Wage [+]2024$21,648
Average Wage [+]2024€20,000
Human Capital Ranking [+]201737º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20265.20%chart4.31%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
HICP [+]December 20253.8%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202051º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20254.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024125,548
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202213.33
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021521.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202438.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201325.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202036.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202215,324,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€24,054.7M
Exports [+]2024$26,036.3M
Exports % GDP [+]202428.00%
Imports [+]2024€43,399.6M
Imports [+]2024$46,974.9M
Imports % GDP [+]202450.52%
Trade balance [+]2024€-19,344.8M
Trade balance [+]2024$-20,938.5M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.52%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201561º
Density [+]202444chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202415º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.10‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,306.8
% Immigrant [+]202013.56%
% Emigrant [+]202026.70%
Birth Rate [+]20248.30‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,161.1
Crude death rate [+]202413.20‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.47chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202420.3%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20243,874,350chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020528,056
Emigrant stock [+]20201,039,526
HDI [+]20220.878
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202461º
Life expectancy [+]202479.10chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023559
Suicide rate [+]202314.47
Number of homicides [+]202326
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.67
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.31
Annual crude oil production [+]202410
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202171.0
Consumption GWh [+]202316,243
Generation GWh [+]202316,719
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202618,803
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20261,370,811
Fully vaccinated [+]11/28/20232,251,809
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20264,853.20
Doses administered [+]12/23/20235,435,966
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros