Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart0.2%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart13,414K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€4,470,480M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$4,685,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€51,8302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$56,0872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€1,121,083M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
455,619,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
493,152,893,220.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart81,900.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart88,646.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart3.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€9812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$1,0612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
AAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
782023Corruption Index [+]
2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
127º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart3.8%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
1,742K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$2,450.42025NMW [+]
€2,161.02025NMW [+]
$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20260.8519chart0.851901/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.88%01/22/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20261.30%chart0.29%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
22º2020Doing Business [+]
1.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€1,548,966.1M2024Exports [+]
$1,676,569.9M2024Exports [+]
35.78%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€1,306,615.3M2024Imports [+]
$1,414,254.3M2024Imports [+]
30.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€242,350.8M2024Trade balance [+]
$262,315.7M2024Trade balance [+]
5.60%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart2342024Density [+]
20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart15.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9502022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart81.502024Life expectancy [+]
10,4262023Suicides [+]
12.492023Suicide rate [+]
7702023Number of homicides [+]
0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
292024Annual crude oil production [+]
115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
475,9202023Consumption GWh [+]
493,6972023Generation GWh [+]
Others
174,97912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
38,437,93812/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
2,093.6212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
193,241,46012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros