Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585K
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€41,087M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$44,458M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€5,9662024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$6,4562024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart18,3932024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart19,9032024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart44.77%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€2,6712024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$2,8902024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-8702024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-9422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-2.12%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart8,625.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart9,333.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,358.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,463.32023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
11.65%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
1,845.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
1,997.12023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
21.57%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart383.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart414.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart4.47%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart20.99%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€1,2522024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$1,3552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2002023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2162023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€2702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$2922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€562024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$602024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa307/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB-12/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB+12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
282023Corruption Index [+]
97º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
61.52024Fragile States Index [+]
121º2024RTI Raking [+]
93º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%
7.7%2017Q3Unemployment rate [+]
93K2017Q3Unemployed [+]
$384.52024NMW [+]
€346.22024NMW [+]
90º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
7,905.434001/21/2026Euro / Guaranies [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543chart6,744.100001/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20262.75%
Prices
3.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart6.00%06/30/2025Key rates [+]
Business
125º2020Doing Business [+]
20,599December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
4.31December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
106.792015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.7%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart579,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
€10,996.5M2023Exports [+]
$11,890.5M2023Exports [+]
27.58%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€14,893.8M2023Imports [+]
$16,104.6M2023Imports [+]
37.36%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€-3,897.3M2023Trade balance [+]
$-4,214.1M2023Trade balance [+]
-9.78%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
69º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart172024Density [+]
74º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
732.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
2.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
13.67%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart19.99‰2023Birth Rate [+]
233.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart5.70‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart20.1%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart6,887,0002024Population [+]
169,5672020Immigrant stock [+]
896,4842020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7312022HDI [+]
81º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart73.842023Life expectancy [+]
6802015Suicides [+]
11.132015Suicide rate [+]
4642023Number of homicides [+]
6.782023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
1.132023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
14,8352023Consumption GWh [+]
44,2452023Generation GWh [+]
Others
19,88012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
735,75912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
3,550,67312/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
2,886.6012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
9,954,85212/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros