Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart-0.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart14,016K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€494,088M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$534,791M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€53,8302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$57,2082024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€128,905M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart394,7922024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart423,3002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart79.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€42,9252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$46,0252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-23,1062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-24,3292024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-4.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart272,668.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart293,571.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
23,716.12022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
24,897.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
9.93%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
43,496,353,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
47,079,582,560.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
16.19%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart4,940.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart5,347.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart1.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart55.20%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€29,6472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$31,9202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,6202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2,7752022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€4,7492024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$5,1402024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€5382024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$5722024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa108/22/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AA+08/23/2024S&P Rating [+]
AA+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
712023Corruption Index [+]
21º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
23.12024Fragile States Index [+]
112º2024RTI Raking [+]
17º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart5.8%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
263K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$66,7822024Average Wage [+]
€61,6992024Average Wage [+]
10º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.8603chart0.860301/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.03%01/15/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
2101/15/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20264.24%chart2.72%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.0%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.0%chart3.9%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.8%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
27º2020Doing Business [+]
1.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
490,026December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
26.88December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
114,1912023Motor vehicle production [+]
636.142021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
43.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
55.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart26,215,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€197,847.7M2024Exports [+]
$214,146.4M2024Exports [+]
40.04%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€195,634.7M2024Imports [+]
$211,751.1M2024Imports [+]
39.60%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€2,212.9M2024Trade balance [+]
$2,395.3M2024Trade balance [+]
0.45%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-2.0%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
13º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart1102024Density [+]
2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.60‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
2,933.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
19.46%2020% Immigrant [+]
6.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart8.40‰2024Birth Rate [+]
4,083.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart9.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.322023Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart14.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart9,197,2132024Population [+]
1,738,1832020Immigrant stock [+]
600,7402020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9262022HDI [+]
49º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart82.302024Life expectancy [+]
1,3652024Suicides [+]
14.842024Suicide rate [+]
802023Number of homicides [+]
0.882023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
6.652023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
92024Annual crude oil production [+]
35.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
62,1982023Consumption GWh [+]
65,3742023Generation GWh [+]
Others
22,53412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
6,083,65012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,683,26306/30/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
2,450.0912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
20,468,73206/30/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros