Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.4%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,494K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€354,057Mchart€15,231,314M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$383,109Mchart$16,406,127M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,366chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,642chart$47,8872024GDP per capita [+]
€3,937,869M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024321,926chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024348,342chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202490.93%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,060chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,311chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-25,200chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-27,268chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-7.12%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202481,198.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202487,861.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20208,312.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20209,486.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202012.26%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20226,912.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20227,297.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20227.22%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,169.9chart236,186.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,428.5chart254,283.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.15%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.93%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€772chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$835chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€83
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$94
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€61
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$65
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€30chart€6762023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$33chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/19/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]10/10/2025B
Fitch Rating [+]05/05/2023B
Corruption Index [+]202335
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201993º
Fragile States Index [+]202482.8
Innovation Ranking [+]202486º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q46.6%
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,128K
NMW [+]2024$194.2
NMW [+]2024€176.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201797º
Markets
Euro / Egyptian pounds [+]11/06/202554.5386
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/06/202547.3508chart0.867111/06/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/06/202534.33%chart15.15%11/06/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20228.0%
2.1%October 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/05/202521.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020114º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202369,175
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20230.82
Motor vehicle production [+]202123,754
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202068.77
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201714.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202022.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202211,625,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€38,917.1M
Exports [+]2023$42,081.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202310.69%
Imports [+]2023€76,934.2M
Imports [+]2023$83,188.9M
Imports % GDP [+]202321.13%
Trade balance [+]2023€-38,017.1M
Trade balance [+]2023$-39,042.2M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-10.44%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023105chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024105º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719,982.7
% Immigrant [+]20200.54%
% Emigrant [+]20203.59%
Birth Rate [+]202321.00‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017400.2
Crude death rate [+]20235.46‰chart10.55‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.75chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202133.5%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023105,200,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020543,937
Emigrant stock [+]20203,610,461
HDI [+]20220.728
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024135º
Life expectancy [+]202371.63chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20152,368
Suicide rate [+]20152.66
Number of homicides [+]20171,360
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20171.31
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.31
Annual crude oil production [+]2024537
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20213,300.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023162,026
Generation GWh [+]2023209,294
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/202524,830
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025516,023
Fully vaccinated [+]05/21/202342,337,176
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/2025236.03
Doses administered [+]05/21/2023112,673,540
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros