Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart1.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,587Kchart6,450K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,399Mchart€130,208M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$140,934M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€23,8502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$26,1272024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,579Mchart€34,954M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart77,7352024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart81,1182024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart59.70%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€14,3442024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$14,9682024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-7,1572024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-7,4742024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-5.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart61,806.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart66,778.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
5,118.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
5,396.62022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
11.02%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
8,899,303,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
9,632,427,581.12024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.10%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.8chart2,618.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart2,833.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart4.30%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart47.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€11,4052024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$12,3222024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€9382022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$9932022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€1,6412024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€4802024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$5252024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A312/13/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+05/19/2023S&P Rating [+]
A05/08/2020Fitch Rating [+]
542023Corruption Index [+]
42º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
35.32024Fragile States Index [+]
109º2024RTI Raking [+]
46º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart5.8%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
5.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
152K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,075.12026NMW [+]
€915.02026NMW [+]
$20,0552024Average Wage [+]
€18,5292024Average Wage [+]
36º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/20263.99%chart0%03/31/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.9%chart4.1%December 2025HICP [+]
-0.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
45º2020Doing Business [+]
-8.5%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
180,488December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
16.63December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,080,0002023Motor vehicle production [+]
556.292021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.8%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
35.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart5,630,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
€111,101.4M2025Exports [+]
$125,542.4M2025Exports [+]
82.17%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€108,582.4M2025Imports [+]
$122,695.9M2025Imports [+]
80.77%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€2,519.0M2025Trade balance [+]
$2,846.4M2025Trade balance [+]
1.40%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-5.8%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
40º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart1112024Density [+]
27º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.50‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
2,100.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
3.61%2020% Immigrant [+]
7.69%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart8.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
872.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart9.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
4.90‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart14.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart5,419,4512024Population [+]
197,1612020Immigrant stock [+]
419,6512020Emigrant stock [+]
0.8552022HDI [+]
56º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart78.602024Life expectancy [+]
3452023Suicides [+]
6.302023Suicide rate [+]
622023Number of homicides [+]
1.122023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
6.402023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02024Annual crude oil production [+]
9.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
22,7992023Consumption GWh [+]
27,4382023Generation GWh [+]
Others
21,31501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
1,889,40901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
2,791,71112/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
3,933.0601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
7,222,38012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros