Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.1%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,601Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€39,848Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$43,130Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€28,990chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,419chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€10,414Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20249,353chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202410,092chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202423.50%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€6,827chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$7,367chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-689chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-650chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.70%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202417,516.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202418,805.8chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,890.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,998.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202213.03%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20242,371,348,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20242,566,699,648.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.96%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,344.5chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,455.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.51%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.00%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€12,786chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$13,727chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,420
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,477
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,725
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,867
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€978chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,060chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/08/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024A+
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202376
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201931º
Fragile States Index [+]202436.5
RTI Raking [+]202448º
Innovation Ranking [+]202416º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.3%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q354K
NMW [+]2026$1,041.1
NMW [+]2026€886.0
Average Wage [+]2024$25,902
Average Wage [+]2024€23,930
Human Capital Ranking [+]201712º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.8422chart0.842202/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/12/20261.16%chart4.70%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20254.1%
HICP [+]December 20254.0%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202018º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202449,195
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202219.59
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021729.37
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.4%
Standard VAT [+]07/01/200920.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20228.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,166,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€17,365.7M
Exports [+]2024$18,796.3M
Exports % GDP [+]202443.58%
Imports [+]2024€20,749.9M
Imports [+]2024$22,459.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202452.07%
Trade balance [+]2024€-3,384.3M
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,663.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-8.49%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-0.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201523º
Density [+]202430chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202424º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017559.3
% Immigrant [+]202014.98%
% Emigrant [+]202015.54%
Birth Rate [+]20247.10‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017201.5
Crude death rate [+]202411.50‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.18chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202519.4%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,369,995chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020199,277
Emigrant stock [+]2020206,631
HDI [+]20220.899
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202429º
Life expectancy [+]202479.60chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023197
Suicide rate [+]202314.33
Number of homicides [+]202321
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.54
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20238.87
Consumption GWh [+]20238,606
Generation GWh [+]20236,465
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20263,204
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026616,631
Fully vaccinated [+]08/12/2024862,748
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,338.69
Doses administered [+]08/12/20242,171,623
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros