Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,587Kchart12,261K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€2,073,496M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$2,270,076M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€50,3962024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$54,5312024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€505,905M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart2,307,8462024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart2,497,2172024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart111.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€55,9312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$60,5212024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-41,7602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-45,1872024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-2.01%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart927,170.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart1,003,249.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
91,139.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
99,629.52023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
11.22%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
164,385,972,701.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
177,921.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
17.76%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.8chart27,225.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart29,806.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart3.08%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart44.72%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€22,4702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$24,3142024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,2802023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2,4662023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€3,9812024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$4,4772024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€6622024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$7162024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa05/02/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA07/29/2002S&P Rating [+]
AA+06/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
762023Corruption Index [+]
14º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
53º2024RTI Raking [+]
14º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart6.5%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
6.9%2025Q1Unemployment rate [+]
1,547K2025Q1Unemployed [+]
$1,994.52025NMW [+]
€1,921.42025NMW [+]
$39,7922015Average Wage [+]
€56,0822024Average Wage [+]
14º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.611802/06/2026Euro / Canadian dollars [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart1.367602/05/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.41%02/07/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
5602/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20264.31%chart0.42%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%
4.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.25%10/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
23º2020Doing Business [+]
247,205December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
46.50December 2024Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,553,0262023Motor vehicle production [+]
704.422020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
34.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
5.00%01/01/2008Standard VAT [+]
53.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart12,824,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€526,161.9M2023Exports [+]
$568,938.9M2023Exports [+]
26.18%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€527,590.9M2023Imports [+]
$570,484.1M2023Imports [+]
26.26%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€-1,429.0M2023Trade balance [+]
$-1,161.8M2023Trade balance [+]
-0.07%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
7.3%December 2022Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart42025Density [+]
11º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1,340.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
21.17%2020% Immigrant [+]
3.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart8.80‰2023Birth Rate [+]
24,559.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart8.10‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.262023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart41,651,6532025Population [+]
8,049,3232020Immigrant stock [+]
1,292,3292020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9352022HDI [+]
36º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart81.652023Life expectancy [+]
3,5892022Suicides [+]
9.202022Suicide rate [+]
7782023Number of homicides [+]
1.982023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
14.912023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,7762024Annual crude oil production [+]
170,300.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
549,8362023Consumption GWh [+]
609,3272023Generation GWh [+]
Others
55,28201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
4,819,05501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
31,762,13002/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
1,327.2501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
102,877,16007/24/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros