Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart0.4%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,587Kchart12,520K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€275,993M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$298,729M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€49,1002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$53,2862024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€70,561M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart227,5472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart245,3042024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart82.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€40,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$43,5252024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-12,0102024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-13,1562024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-4.40%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart159,373.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart172,245.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
16,968.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
17,868.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
12.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
23,898,237,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
25,866,973,764.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.19%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.8chart6,347.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart6,870.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart4.05%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart57.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€28,2782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$30,5622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3,0532022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,2232022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€4,2652024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$4,6162024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€1,1292024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$1,2252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa112/13/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AA+10/10/2014S&P Rating [+]
AA+01/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
872023Corruption Index [+]
11º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
14.32024Fragile States Index [+]
31º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart10.3%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
9.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
265K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$57,2502024Average Wage [+]
€52,8932024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20260.8413chart0.841302/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.11%02/09/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
2702/09/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/20265.39%chart5.73%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart1.7%December 2025HICP [+]
0.1%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
20º2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
141,531December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
17.37December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
30,1912023Motor vehicle production [+]
577.572021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
42.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
59.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart2,127,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€72,126.0M2024Exports [+]
$78,067.7M2024Exports [+]
26.13%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€74,844.0M2024Imports [+]
$81,009.7M2024Imports [+]
27.12%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€-2,718.0M2024Trade balance [+]
$-2,941.9M2024Trade balance [+]
-0.98%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
0.4%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
14º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart172024Density [+]
13º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.10‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
821.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
6.98%2020% Immigrant [+]
5.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart7.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
944.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart10.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.252024Fertility Rate [+]
3.70‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart12.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart5,635,9712024Population [+]
386,0522020Immigrant stock [+]
311,8892020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9422022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart82.402024Life expectancy [+]
7652023Suicides [+]
13.652023Suicide rate [+]
552023Number of homicides [+]
0.982023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
5.732023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
77,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
77,9862023Generation GWh [+]
Others
11,46601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
1,516,47001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,347,11301/09/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
2,034.4301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
13,327,12001/09/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros