Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.4%chart2.9%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q411,716Kchart17,340K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€15,820,592Mchart€409,655M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$17,876,953Mchart$461,718M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€44,950chart€68,1902025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$52,181chart$77,0462025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€4,014,034Mchart€103,912M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart119,8712024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart133,5252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart30.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€20,0032024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$22,2812024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart17,4962024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart18,9282024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart4.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart185,721.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart200,925.32024Expenditure ($M) [+]
24,188.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
25,547.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
14.16%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
31,093.52024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
33,639.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
16.86%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,685.4chart9,481.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart10,257.32024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart5.06%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart47.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€30,9912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$33,5282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€4,0952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4,3302022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€5,2162024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$5,6282024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€1,5862024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$1,7212024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/02/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA02/27/2001S&P Rating [+]
AAA03/20/2020Fitch Rating [+]
902023Corruption Index [+]
10º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
15.92024Fragile States Index [+]
113º2024RTI Raking [+]
10º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart7.5%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
6.3%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
208K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
$73,8762024Average Wage [+]
€68,2532024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
7.472003/16/2026Euro / Danish krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/20260.8712chart6.529403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.81%03/17/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-1103/17/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/16/2026-0.13%chart-12.36%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.7%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.5%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart1.75%06/06/2025Key rates [+]
Business
2020Doing Business [+]
11.5%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
337,380December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
30.52December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
546.032021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
45.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/1992Standard VAT [+]
55.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart14,190,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€131,288.7M2025Exports [+]
$148,353.6M2025Exports [+]
32.05%2025Exports % GDP [+]
€120,596.5M2025Imports [+]
$136,271.6M2025Imports [+]
29.44%2025Imports % GDP [+]
€10,692.1M2025Trade balance [+]
$12,082.0M2025Trade balance [+]
2.61%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.9%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
11º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart1402024Density [+]
2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.20‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
1,344.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
12.29%2020% Immigrant [+]
4.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart9.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
1,857.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart9.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.472024Fertility Rate [+]
4.70‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart5,992,7342024Population [+]
717,5742020Immigrant stock [+]
257,0252020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9522022HDI [+]
15º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart82.002024Life expectancy [+]
5342023Suicides [+]
9.012023Suicide rate [+]
502023Number of homicides [+]
0.842023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
4.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
602024Annual crude oil production [+]
441.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
36,0552024Consumption GWh [+]
34,5212024Generation GWh [+]
Others
10,01202/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
3,453,41502/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,712,00209/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
1,670.6902/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
14,961,51709/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros