Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart5.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,587K
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€426,611M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$461,617M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€3,7702024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$4,0792024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart241,5792024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart261,4022024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart56.63%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€2,1352024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$2,3102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-16,1352024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-17,4592024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-3.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart106,414.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart115,146.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
16,744.52024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
18,118.52024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
15.20%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
8,739.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
9,451.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.77%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.8chart5,649.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart6,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart5.44%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart24.94%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€9402024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$1,0172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1482024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1602024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€762023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$822023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$542024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Baa208/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BBB+11/25/2024S&P Rating [+]
BBB05/07/2020Fitch Rating [+]
342023Corruption Index [+]
64º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
75.12024Fragile States Index [+]
135º2024RTI Raking [+]
53º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%
3.0%2023Q1Unemployment rate [+]
4,418K2023Q1Unemployed [+]
$149.42024NMW [+]
€135.12024NMW [+]
50º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
69.324202/12/2026Euro / Philippine Pesos [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/11/20260.8403chart58.393002/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20265.20%chart6.69%02/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart4.50%12/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
95º2020Doing Business [+]
282,507December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
3.74December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
39.542020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
17.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
12.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart2,654,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€67,999.0M2023Exports [+]
$73,527.4M2023Exports [+]
16.83%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€123,745.4M2023Imports [+]
$133,805.9M2023Imports [+]
30.62%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€-55,746.4M2023Trade balance [+]
$-60,061.0M2023Trade balance [+]
-13.80%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
50º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart3772024Density [+]
104º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
32,807.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
0.21%2020% Immigrant [+]
5.58%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart16.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
536.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart6.24‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.922023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart15.5%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart113,170,0002024Population [+]
225,5252020Immigrant stock [+]
6,094,3072020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7102022HDI [+]
25º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart69.832023Life expectancy [+]
3,4002015Suicides [+]
3.372015Suicide rate [+]
4,9952023Number of homicides [+]
4.352023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
1.412023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
138.52021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
100,8242023Consumption GWh [+]
111,5172023Generation GWh [+]
Others
66,86401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
4,140,38301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
78,443,97003/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
590.8301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
189,317,15003/19/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros