Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,587Kchart7,224K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€289,428M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$313,271M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€27,0602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$28,8872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€77,659M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart270,8812024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart292,9372024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart93.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€25,1992024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$27,2512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart1,4512024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart2,1582024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart123,174.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart131,975.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
11,104.02022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
11,693.02022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
10.39%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
18,166,992,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
19,663,588,801.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
14.56%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.8chart4,434.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart4,800.22024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart3.57%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart42.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€11,4582024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$12,2772024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,0612022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,1182022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€1,7072024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$1,8482024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€4152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$4432024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A311/17/2023Moody's Rating [+]
A+08/29/2025S&P Rating [+]
BBB+10/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
612023Corruption Index [+]
34º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
25.92024Fragile States Index [+]
95º2024RTI Raking [+]
31º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart5.6%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.8%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
327K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,260.82026NMW [+]
€1,073.02026NMW [+]
$24,4492024Average Wage [+]
€22,5882024Average Wage [+]
43º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.14%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
3802/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20264.09%chart9.97%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.2%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
-3.7%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
39º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
403,673December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
17.62December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
318,2312023Motor vehicle production [+]
644.112021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
23.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
58.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart16,308,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€79,311.9M2025Exports [+]
$89,620.9M2025Exports [+]
27.26%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€111,412.0M2025Imports [+]
$125,893.3M2025Imports [+]
37.05%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€-32,100.1M2025Trade balance [+]
$-36,272.5M2025Trade balance [+]
-9.79%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.1%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
38º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart1172024Density [+]
2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.60‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
4,811.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
9.64%2020% Immigrant [+]
20.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart7.90‰2024Birth Rate [+]
2,468.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart16.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart10,749,6352024Population [+]
1,001,9632020Immigrant stock [+]
2,081,4192020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8742022HDI [+]
17º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart82.702024Life expectancy [+]
1,0462023Suicides [+]
9.832023Suicide rate [+]
752022Number of homicides [+]
0.722022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
3.582023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
50,3172023Consumption GWh [+]
45,2132023Generation GWh [+]
Others
29,63301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
5,671,58601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
8,909,76909/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
2,756.6501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
28,314,79609/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros