Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart3.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart2,330K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€2,014,143M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,406,127Mchart$2,179,413M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€9,4752024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$47,887chart$10,2522024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€493,181M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart1,758,0212024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart1,902,2752024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart87.28%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€8,3052024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$8,9862024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-124,6782024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-134,9082024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-6.19%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart919,969.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart995,457.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
104,071.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
109,683.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
12.93%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
87,002.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
94,085.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.48%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023236,186.5chart21,854.42023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023254,283.8chart23,637.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.22%chart2.24%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart45.68%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€4,3462024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$4,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4942022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€4122023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$4462023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€676chart€1032023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$742chart$1122023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba105/30/2025Moody's Rating [+]
BB12/19/2023S&P Rating [+]
BB-05/05/2020Fitch Rating [+]
362023Corruption Index [+]
71º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
70.32024Fragile States Index [+]
28º2024RTI Raking [+]
50º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart13.2%August 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
11.7%2018Q4Unemployment rate [+]
12,193K2018Q4Unemployed [+]
$291.02024NMW [+]
€263.32024NMW [+]
77º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
6.378912/11/2025Euro / Brazilian reals [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/11/20250.8537chart5.423112/11/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/11/202518.26%chart32.35%12/11/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.2%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.2%
7.3%August 2015PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart15.00%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
109º2019Doing Business [+]
1,948,681December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
12.45December 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
2,324,8382023Motor vehicle production [+]
218.592020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
33.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
18.00%01/01/2017Standard VAT [+]
27.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart3,630,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€314,155.0M2023Exports [+]
$339,695.8M2023Exports [+]
15.51%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€233,709.9M2023Imports [+]
$252,710.5M2023Imports [+]
11.54%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€80,445.1M2023Trade balance [+]
$86,985.3M2023Trade balance [+]
3.97%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
-1.9%January 2022Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
56º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart252023Density [+]
131º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2,698.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
0.52%2020% Immigrant [+]
0.91%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart12.32‰2023Birth Rate [+]
1,758.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.55‰chart7.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart26.5%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart211,695,0002023Population [+]
1,079,7082020Immigrant stock [+]
1,897,1282020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7602022HDI [+]
70º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart75.852023Life expectancy [+]
15,4952021Suicides [+]
7.302021Suicide rate [+]
40,6982023Number of homicides [+]
19.282023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
2.202023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
3,3562024Annual crude oil production [+]
12,714.62021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
610,3942023Consumption GWh [+]
702,2022023Generation GWh [+]
Others
703,53611/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
37,903,84311/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
176,164,20003/22/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
3,323.3511/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
516,237,12012/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros