Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q38,049Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€320,787Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$347,083Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,440chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,735chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€87,814Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024138,514chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024150,404chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202443.30%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,697chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,787chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-6,508chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-6,918chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.00%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024137,483.2chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024148,361.9chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202212,348.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202212,987.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.01%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202423,075,940,095.1
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202324,392.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.18%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,148.9chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,652.9chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.32%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.90%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€12,602chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$13,599chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,148
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,199
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,117
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,253
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€564chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$608chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/18/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]08/24/2011AA-
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202357
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201932º
Fragile States Index [+]202437.7
RTI Raking [+]2024103º
Innovation Ranking [+]202430º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.1%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3158K
NMW [+]2026$1,085.7
NMW [+]2026€924.0
Average Wage [+]2024$23,687
Average Wage [+]2024€21,885
Human Capital Ranking [+]201722º
Markets
Euro / Czech Koruna [+]02/16/202624.2590
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/202620.4530chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/2026-0.82%chart3.99%02/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.1%
HICP [+]December 20251.8%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/09/20253.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202041º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024442,834
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202220.24
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,404,501
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021676.15
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201521.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202227.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20213,768,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€251,083.9M
Exports [+]2025$283,719.8M
Exports % GDP [+]202475.80%
Imports [+]2025€224,222.6M
Imports [+]2025$253,367.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202467.17%
Trade balance [+]2025€26,861.3M
Trade balance [+]2025$30,352.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.63%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201522º
Density [+]2024138chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202412º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20173,657.9
% Immigrant [+]20205.15%
% Emigrant [+]20209.78%
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,130.8
Crude death rate [+]202410.30‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.36chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]20259.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,909,500chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020540,921
Emigrant stock [+]20201,026,108
HDI [+]20220.895
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024104º
Life expectancy [+]202480.30chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20241,598
Suicide rate [+]202414.65
Number of homicides [+]202383
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.77
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.52
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0
Consumption GWh [+]202360,407
Generation GWh [+]202372,603
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202643,915
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20264,884,130
Fully vaccinated [+]07/31/20246,895,763
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20264,025.39
Doses administered [+]07/31/202419,047,108
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros