Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart1.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart14,654K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€1,659,335M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$1,833,822M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€60,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$65,5292024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€401,520M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart841,5352024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart910,5872024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart50.72%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€30,7132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$33,2332024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-37,3302024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-40,3932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-2.25%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart646,226.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart699,253.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
82,829.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
85,543.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
12.65%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
126,435,864,268.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
136,006.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
21.01%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart31,258.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart34,545.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart4.96%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart38.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€23,5852024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$25,5202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3,1472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,3172022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€4,6482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$5,1422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€1,1412024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$1,2342024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa10/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA06/06/2021S&P Rating [+]
AAA05/21/2020Fitch Rating [+]
752023Corruption Index [+]
16º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
19.62024Fragile States Index [+]
65º2024RTI Raking [+]
23º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart4.1%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
575K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$2,497.82025NMW [+]
€2,407.82025NMW [+]
$63,8642017Average Wage [+]
€61,9312024Average Wage [+]
20º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.719701/22/2026Euro / Australian dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543chart1.469501/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.82%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
19301/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20262.75%chart1.67%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.2%September 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%
3.5%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.60%08/13/2025Key rates [+]
Business
14º2020Doing Business [+]
753,256December 2021Passengers vehicles Year [+]
40.73December 2021Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
98,6322017Motor vehicle production [+]
738.342020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
29.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
47.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart9,465,9002019Annual arrivals [+]
€343,362.7M2023Exports [+]
$371,278.1M2023Exports [+]
21.32%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€265,797.1M2023Imports [+]
$287,406.4M2023Imports [+]
16.50%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€77,565.6M2023Trade balance [+]
$83,126.1M2023Trade balance [+]
4.82%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.9%June 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
17º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart42024Density [+]
19º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1,940.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
29.99%2020% Immigrant [+]
2.34%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart10.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
16,887.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart6.90‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart13.4%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart27,400,0002024Population [+]
7,685,8602020Immigrant stock [+]
598,7652020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9462022HDI [+]
24º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart83.052023Life expectancy [+]
3,2142023Suicides [+]
12.102023Suicide rate [+]
2262023Number of homicides [+]
0.852023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
14.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
2702024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,446.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
256,0462023Consumption GWh [+]
269,2362023Generation GWh [+]
Others
25,23612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
11,861,16112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
21,648,82403/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
921.0212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
69,686,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros