Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€115,222Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$124,676Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,413chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,939chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202461,937chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202467,019chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.75%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,415chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,695chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,469chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,590chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.28%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,867.5chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,467.0chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,361.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,627.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.49%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20235,248.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,675.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.87%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,560.2chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,770.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.47%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202438.07%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,419chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,617chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€245
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$264
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€292
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$316
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€143chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$154chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/13/2025Caa3
S&P Rating [+]08/20/2025B-
Fitch Rating [+]09/03/2020B-
Corruption Index [+]202334
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201990º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.0
RTI Raking [+]202482º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024105º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.1%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4263K
NMW [+]2024$460.0
NMW [+]2024€416.3
Human Capital Ranking [+]201776º
Markets
0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.9%
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/01/20258.54%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020129º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202398,018
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20236.90
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020152.82
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202220.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200612.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,107,692chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€28,786.2M
Exports [+]2023$31,126.5M
Exports % GDP [+]202325.70%
Imports [+]2023€28,578.2M
Imports [+]2023$30,901.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202325.51%
Trade balance [+]2023€208.0M
Trade balance [+]2023$228.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20230.19%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201544º
Density [+]202471chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024130º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,848.0
% Immigrant [+]20204.48%
% Emigrant [+]20206.44%
Birth Rate [+]202315.03‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017828.1
Crude death rate [+]20235.13‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.82chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202428.0%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,135,478chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020784,787
Emigrant stock [+]20201,127,891
HDI [+]20220.765
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202416º
Life expectancy [+]202377.39chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,207
Suicide rate [+]20157.42
Number of homicides [+]20238,221
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202345.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.51
Annual crude oil production [+]2024475
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,273.0
Consumption GWh [+]202329,305
Generation GWh [+]202334,150
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202536,064
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,081,867
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/202314,249,559
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,988.59
Doses administered [+]12/29/202339,585,084
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros