Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.4%chart0.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q411,716Kchart6,034K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€15,820,592Mchart€218,451M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$17,876,953Mchart$246,059M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€44,950chart€22,9602025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$52,181chart$25,7942025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€4,014,034Mchart€57,559M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart145,5672024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart163,8452024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart73.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€15,2592024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$17,1752024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-10,3462024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-10,9642024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-5.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart97,136.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart104,548.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
6,406.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,748.52022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
7.80%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
9,810.62024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
10,000.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
9.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,685.4chart4,442.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart4,802.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart4.43%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€10,1832024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$10,9602024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€6672022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$7052022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€1,0242024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$1,0422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€4652024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$5022024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa211/29/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-04/11/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB02/14/2020Fitch Rating [+]
422023Corruption Index [+]
47º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
46.22024Fragile States Index [+]
76º2024RTI Raking [+]
36º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart4.5%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
4.4%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
213K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
$1,153.72026NMW [+]
€838.02026NMW [+]
$22,5972024Average Wage [+]
€20,8772024Average Wage [+]
39º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
390.230003/16/2026Euro / Hungarian forints [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/20260.8712chart279.800001/18/2019US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/16/2026-0.13%chart8.77%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.4%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart3.3%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.8%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.25%02/25/2026Key rates [+]
Business
52º2020Doing Business [+]
0.3%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
235,168December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
14.12December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
507,2252023Motor vehicle production [+]
482.062021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
27.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
33.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart12,649,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€149,608.8M2025Exports [+]
$169,055.0M2025Exports [+]
68.49%2025Exports % GDP [+]
€140,946.0M2025Imports [+]
$159,266.2M2025Imports [+]
64.52%2025Imports % GDP [+]
€8,662.8M2025Trade balance [+]
$9,788.8M2025Trade balance [+]
3.97%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.0%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
39º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart1032024Density [+]
14º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
4,692.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
6.06%2020% Immigrant [+]
7.40%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart8.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
1,093.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart13.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.412024Fertility Rate [+]
4.90‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart14.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart9,539,5022024Population [+]
584,5672020Immigrant stock [+]
714,4202020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8512022HDI [+]
101º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart76.802024Life expectancy [+]
1,5932023Suicides [+]
16.392023Suicide rate [+]
702023Number of homicides [+]
0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
4.612023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
212024Annual crude oil production [+]
12.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
45,0122024Consumption GWh [+]
36,9822024Generation GWh [+]
Others
49,12402/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
2,240,73702/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
6,207,24912/27/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
5,149.5402/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
16,701,23812/04/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros