Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€558,673M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€52,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€149,544M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-8,7542024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart283,077.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart11,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart12,074.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart4.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€26,7362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€1,0502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$1,1392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
AAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
822023Corruption Index [+]
2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
41º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart9.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
10.719001/16/2026Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608chart9.227001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.79%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-501/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20263.98%chart5.42%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.0%chart2.2%November 2025HICP [+]
2.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
10º2020Doing Business [+]
3.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
42.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€180,844.3M2024Exports [+]
$195,742.3M2024Exports [+]
32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
€175,281.1M2024Imports [+]
$189,720.8M2024Imports [+]
31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
€5,563.2M2024Trade balance [+]
$6,021.5M2024Trade balance [+]
1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.0%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart202024Density [+]
39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9522022HDI [+]
2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
1,3702023Suicides [+]
12.602023Suicide rate [+]
1212023Number of homicides [+]
1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
01995Annual crude oil production [+]
125,2092023Consumption GWh [+]
163,1352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
29,15112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
2,782,69512/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
2,753.2912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros