Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585Kchart12,916K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€3,368,254M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,406,127Mchart$3,685,881M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€48,6562024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$47,887chart$52,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096Mchart€881,683M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
304,812,258,156.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023236,186.5chart70,592.82023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023254,283.8chart77,476.92023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.22%chart5.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€676chart€1,0342023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$742chart$1,1182023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
AA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
AA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
712023Corruption Index [+]
2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
43º2024RTI Raking [+]
2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart5.0%August 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
$2,470.62024NMW [+]
€2,230.92024NMW [+]
$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.876712/12/2025Euro / British pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/20250.8524chart0.747712/12/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.50%12/15/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
16512/15/2025Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/12/202517.39%chart18.06%12/12/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.6%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.2%chart0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart4.00%08/07/2025Key rates [+]
Business
2020Doing Business [+]
-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
35.3%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart2802023Density [+]
34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.55‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
0.9402022HDI [+]
14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
5,8672021Suicides [+]
8.802021Suicide rate [+]
6732020Number of homicides [+]
1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
262,5182023Consumption GWh [+]
267,7162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
232,11211/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
25,098,61111/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
3,400.1611/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros