Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.9%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q39,253Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€33,568Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$36,322Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€35,730chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$38,802chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€9,095Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202421,823chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202423,640chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202462.80%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€22,201chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$24,050chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20241,439chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20241,555chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.10%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,311.1chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202414,521.0chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,404.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,467.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.48%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,955,336,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,113.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.86%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024553.0chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024598.4chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.21%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.30%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€13,542chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$14,773chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,495
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,621
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,042
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,226
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€589chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$639chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025A-
Fitch Rating [+]03/10/2023BBB
Corruption Index [+]202353
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201944º
Fragile States Index [+]202454.1
RTI Raking [+]202474º
Innovation Ranking [+]202427º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.3%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q322K
NMW [+]2026$1,278.4
NMW [+]2026€1,088.0
Average Wage [+]2024$31,063
Average Wage [+]2024€28,698
Human Capital Ranking [+]201738º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.8422chart0.842202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/11/20268.72%chart4.70%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
HICP [+]December 20250.1%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202054º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202428,587
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.48
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021766.71
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/13/201419.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20211,937,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€5,118.0M
Exports [+]2024$5,539.6M
Exports % GDP [+]202415.25%
Imports [+]2024€12,510.6M
Imports [+]2024$13,541.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202437.27%
Trade balance [+]2024€-7,392.6M
Trade balance [+]2024$-8,001.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.02%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20258.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201530º
Density [+]2024106chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202470º
Crude divorce rate [+]20192.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017334.8
% Immigrant [+]202020.82%
% Emigrant [+]202018.94%
Birth Rate [+]202410.20‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017437.9
Crude death rate [+]20246.90‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.38chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20198.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024982,966chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020190,366
Emigrant stock [+]2020173,210
HDI [+]20220.907
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202484º
Life expectancy [+]202483.20chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202338
Suicide rate [+]20233.93
Number of homicides [+]202413
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.82
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.83
Consumption GWh [+]20235,167
Generation GWh [+]20235,313
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,364
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026718,345
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/2023656,138
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,387.64
Doses administered [+]12/23/20231,891,597
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros