Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q211,494Kchart16,435K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€1,122,459M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,406,127Mchart$1,214,928M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€62,3802024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$47,887chart$67,6902024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€296,546M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart491,0552024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart531,9222024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart43.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€27,2142024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$29,4792024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-10,6062024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-11,4762024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-0.90%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart498,516.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart539,421.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
51,471.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
54,202.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
11.98%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
94,379,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
102,153,942,020.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
15.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023236,186.3chart16,093.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023254,283.8chart17,401.92023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.22%chart3.39%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart44.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€27,6282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$29,8952024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,9082022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$3,0842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€5,2602024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$5,6932024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€676chart€9002023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$742chart$9772023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/28/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AAA11/20/2015S&P Rating [+]
AAA04/24/2020Fitch Rating [+]
792023Corruption Index [+]
2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
19.52024Fragile States Index [+]
77º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart4.0%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.7%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
378K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
$2,546.72025NMW [+]
€2,246.02025NMW [+]
$71,2012024Average Wage [+]
€65,7822024Average Wage [+]
13º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/20250.8587chart0.858712/05/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.94%12/05/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
1312/05/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/202517.57%chart7.84%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.1%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.2%chart2.6%November 2025HICP [+]
0.4%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
42º2020Doing Business [+]
3.7%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
730,352December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
21.73December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
157,2802017Motor vehicle production [+]
589.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
39.1%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%10/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
51.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart16,063,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€850,674.4M2024Exports [+]
$920,753.0M2024Exports [+]
75.79%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€754,843.0M2024Imports [+]
$817,027.0M2024Imports [+]
67.25%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€95,831.4M2024Trade balance [+]
$103,726.0M2024Trade balance [+]
8.54%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.2%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart4342024Density [+]
18º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.40‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
1,405.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
13.50%2020% Immigrant [+]
5.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart9.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
5,615.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.55‰chart9.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.432023Fertility Rate [+]
3.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart12.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart18,044,0272024Population [+]
2,358,3332020Immigrant stock [+]
970,4032020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9462022HDI [+]
28º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart82.002024Life expectancy [+]
1,9692023Suicides [+]
10.402023Suicide rate [+]
1252023Number of homicides [+]
0.692023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
7.092023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
242024Annual crude oil production [+]
137.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
106,6352023Consumption GWh [+]
117,2832023Generation GWh [+]
Others
22,98611/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
8,654,81911/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
11,768,64409/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
1,273.8811/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
39,764,18409/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros