Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q317,220Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€392,401Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$424,525Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€65,650chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$71,214chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€103,194Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,871chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024133,525chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202430.50%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€20,003chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$22,281chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202417,496chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202418,928chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.50%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024185,721.1chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024200,925.3chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202224,188.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202225,547.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.16%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202431,093,474,917.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202433,639.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202416.86%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,481.1chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,257.3chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.06%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.30%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€30,991chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,528chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€4,095
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,330
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,216
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,628
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,586chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,721chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/02/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/27/2001AAA
Fitch Rating [+]03/20/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202390
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201910º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.9
RTI Raking [+]2024113º
Innovation Ranking [+]202410º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.1%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3214K
Average Wage [+]2024$73,876
Average Wage [+]2024€68,253
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / Danish krones [+]01/19/20267.4717
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20266.4313chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/19/20262.74%
Risk Premium [+]01/19/2026-10
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/20267.24%chart2.19%01/19/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.9%
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-3.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/06/20251.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-1.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024337,380
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202230.52
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021546.03
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199225.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202214,190,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€123,220.4M
Exports [+]2024$133,371.3M
Exports % GDP [+]202431.40%
Imports [+]2024€113,547.1M
Imports [+]2024$122,901.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202428.94%
Trade balance [+]2024€9,673.3M
Trade balance [+]2024$10,470.2M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20242.47%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20255.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201511º
Density [+]2024140chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
Crude divorce rate [+]20212.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,344.4
% Immigrant [+]202012.29%
% Emigrant [+]20204.40%
Birth Rate [+]20249.50‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,857.4
Crude death rate [+]20249.50‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.50chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20214.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,992,734chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020717,574
Emigrant stock [+]2020257,025
HDI [+]20220.952
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202415º
Life expectancy [+]202482.30chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022579
Suicide rate [+]20229.72
Number of homicides [+]202350
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.84
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.56
Annual crude oil production [+]202460
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021441.0
Consumption GWh [+]202335,026
Generation GWh [+]202333,718
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202510,012
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20253,446,769
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/20234,712,002
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,670.69
Doses administered [+]09/29/202314,961,517
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros