Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.4%chart1.1%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q411,716Kchart20,556K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€15,820,592Mchart€470,898M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$17,876,953Mchart$532,105M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€44,950chart€83,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$52,181chart$95,1152025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€4,014,034Mchart€114,999M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart58,9642024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart63,8222024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart13.20%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart221,049.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart239,260.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
31,913.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
37,248.52024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,685.4chart9,679.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart49.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€39,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$42,7682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€5,8482022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$5,9162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€1,7372024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
842023Corruption Index [+]
17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
86º2024RTI Raking [+]
21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart4.9%February 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
4.2%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
127K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
11.116504/10/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]04/10/20260.8539chart9.522004/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.40%04/10/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13504/10/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]04/10/20262.96%chart22.63%04/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart3.0%December 2025HICP [+]
8.4%March 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
2020Doing Business [+]
3.3%February 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
40.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
€151,645.8M2025Exports [+]
$171,356.7M2025Exports [+]
32.20%2025Exports % GDP [+]
€93,455.9M2025Imports [+]
$105,603.3M2025Imports [+]
19.85%2025Imports % GDP [+]
€58,189.9M2025Trade balance [+]
$65,753.4M2025Trade balance [+]
12.36%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.8%February 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart92024Density [+]
28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.452024Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart11.3%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9662022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart83.202024Life expectancy [+]
7282023Suicides [+]
12.942023Suicide rate [+]
402023Number of homicides [+]
0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,8592025Annual crude oil production [+]
8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
128,7742024Consumption GWh [+]
155,0192024Generation GWh [+]
Others
5,73202/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
1,551,21702/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
1,024.6102/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros