Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q211,494Kchart8,572K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€1,594,330M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,406,127Mchart$1,725,672M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€32,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$47,887chart$35,1512024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€422,712M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart1,620,5732024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart1,753,5802024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart101.60%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€33,0102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$35,7192024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-51,2672024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-54,3052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-3.22%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart725,001.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart782,158.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
63,090.72022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
66,329.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
9.88%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
106,331,861,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
115,091,479,709.22024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
14.85%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023236,186.3chart22,601.42023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023254,283.8chart24,438.22023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.22%chart3.21%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart45.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€14,7682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$15,9322024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1,3202022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1,3832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€2,1872024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$2,3672024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€676chart€4672023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$742chart$5032023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A309/26/2025Moody's Rating [+]
A+09/12/2025S&P Rating [+]
A-12/13/2019Fitch Rating [+]
602023Corruption Index [+]
23º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
44.02024Fragile States Index [+]
96º2024RTI Raking [+]
28º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart10.5%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
10.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,613K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$1,565.92025NMW [+]
€1,381.02025NMW [+]
$34,3102024Average Wage [+]
€31,6982024Average Wage [+]
44º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/05/20250.8587chart0.858712/05/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.27%12/05/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
4712/05/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/202517.57%chart43.93%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.0%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.2%chart3.1%November 2025HICP [+]
0.7%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
31º2020Doing Business [+]
1.6%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
1,140,130October 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
27.45October 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
2,451,2212023Motor vehicle production [+]
629.132021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
37.1%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
21.00%09/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
45.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart93,759,2972024Annual arrivals [+]
€392,122.8M2024Exports [+]
$424,425.9M2024Exports [+]
24.59%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€436,191.0M2024Imports [+]
$472,124.4M2024Imports [+]
27.36%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€-44,068.2M2024Trade balance [+]
$-47,698.5M2024Trade balance [+]
-2.76%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.4%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
25º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart972025Density [+]
23º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
10,692.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
14.44%2020% Immigrant [+]
3.14%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart6.49‰2024Birth Rate [+]
17,874.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.55‰chart8.87‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.102024Fertility Rate [+]
3.57‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart19.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart49,337,3562025Population [+]
6,842,2022020Immigrant stock [+]
1,489,8232020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9112022HDI [+]
10º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart84.012024Life expectancy [+]
4,1182023Suicides [+]
8.502023Suicide rate [+]
3312023Number of homicides [+]
0.692023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
4.682023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02024Annual crude oil production [+]
150.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
248,9772024Consumption GWh [+]
262,4122024Generation GWh [+]
Others
121,85211/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
13,980,34011/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
40,739,12305/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
2,470.8411/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
119,228,50412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros