Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart5.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585K
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€17,327,917M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$18,743,802M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€12,3042024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$13,3142024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart15,303,8632024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart16,559,6222024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart88.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€10,8672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$11,7592024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-1,272,4212024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-1,376,8302024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-7.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart5,708,691.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart6,177,118.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
675,907.42023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
712,019.82023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
11.91%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
573,436.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
620,062.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
10.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart296,532.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart320,762.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart5.06%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart32.95%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€4,0542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$4,3862024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4792023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5192023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€4032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$4362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€2112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$2282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A105/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
A+09/21/2017S&P Rating [+]
A+11/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
422023Corruption Index [+]
28º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
64.42024Fragile States Index [+]
90º2024RTI Raking [+]
11º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%
4.1%2014Q4Unemployment rate [+]
$271.82024NMW [+]
€245.82024NMW [+]
34º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
8.165801/22/2026Euro / Chinese yuan [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543chart6.963301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20262.75%chart3.87%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.2%November 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%
-1.9%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart3.00%05/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
46º2019Doing Business [+]
3.9%March 2023IPI Year on Year [+]
26,062,824December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
21.35December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
30,160,9662023Motor vehicle production [+]
225.222020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
20.1%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
45.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart7,967,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
€3,125,177.6M2023Exports [+]
$3,379,254.5M2023Exports [+]
18.50%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€2,364,343.8M2023Imports [+]
$2,556,565.0M2023Imports [+]
14.00%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€760,833.8M2023Trade balance [+]
$823,222.7M2023Trade balance [+]
4.50%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
10.6%March 2023Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
52º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart1472024Density [+]
89º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
63,859.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
0.07%2020% Immigrant [+]
0.74%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart6.39‰2023Birth Rate [+]
2,827.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart7.87‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.002023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart0%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart1,408,280,0002024Population [+]
1,039,6752020Immigrant stock [+]
10,461,1702020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7882022HDI [+]
106º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart77.952023Life expectancy [+]
138,6222015Suicides [+]
10.022015Suicide rate [+]
7,1572020Number of homicides [+]
0.502020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
9.242023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
4,2342024Annual crude oil production [+]
26,022.62021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
8,920,3212023Consumption GWh [+]
9,259,0552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
122,39812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
99,381,76112/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,284,479,60004/20/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
86.9112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
3,516,880,60004/20/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros