Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart5.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q311,585K
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,231,369Mchart€110,685M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,485,444Mchart$119,803M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€43,400chart€3,8972024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,119chart$4,2182024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€3,969,096M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20128,600,983chart26,6632017Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201211,050,543chart30,1102017Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]201290.60%chart133.61%2017Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012€25,586chart€8722017Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2012$32,873chart$9852017Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2012-352,683chart-23,5982017Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2012-453,127chart-26,6492017Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2012-3.70%chart-13.27%2017Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20134,772,568.1chart38,666.32017Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20136,338,447.7chart43,665.22017Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.02023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
3.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
10.25%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
1,544.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
1,670.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
3.63%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024265,631.3chart474.12023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024287,502.0chart512.62023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.15%chart1.54%2017Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]201349.80%chart33.04%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013€14,313chart€1,2652017Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2013$18,792chart$1,4292017Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€02023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$02023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
€552023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$592023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€757chart€172023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$839chart$182023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
C03/09/2018Moody's Rating [+]
B-12/13/2013S&P Rating [+]
WD06/27/2019Fitch Rating [+]
132023Corruption Index [+]
133º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
89.02024Fragile States Index [+]
118º2024RTI Raking [+]
120º2016Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20217.6%chart6.4%December 2018Unemployment Rate [+]
7.5%2016Q1Unemployment rate [+]
1,062K2016Q1Unemployed [+]
94º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
349.522901/02/2026Euro / Venezuelan bolivar fuerte [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20260.8581chart324.575901/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20260.01%chart0%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
23.6%October 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart58.34%11/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
188º2020Doing Business [+]
3,000December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.16December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
148.872020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
14.4%2016Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
16.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
34.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018413,959,200chart427,0002017Annual arrivals [+]
€7,195.0M2023Exports [+]
$7,780.0M2023Exports [+]
7.60%2023Exports % GDP [+]
€10,122.1M2023Imports [+]
$10,945.0M2023Imports [+]
10.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
€-2,927.0M2023Trade balance [+]
$-2,710.0M2023Trade balance [+]
-3.09%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
76º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2019120chart312024Density [+]
142º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
293.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
4.66%2020% Immigrant [+]
19.04%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.14‰chart15.09‰2023Birth Rate [+]
2,922.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.54‰chart7.56‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart2.082023Fertility Rate [+]
3.53‰2011Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202117.0%chart33.1%2015% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2019342,597,698chart28,405,5432024Population [+]
1,324,1932020Immigrant stock [+]
5,415,3372020Emigrant stock [+]
0.6992022HDI [+]
91º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202382.19chart72.512023Life expectancy [+]
9242015Suicides [+]
3.022015Suicide rate [+]
3,5682022Number of homicides [+]
12.652022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
2.472023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
8632024Annual crude oil production [+]
303,806.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
56,4932023Consumption GWh [+]
82,9422023Generation GWh [+]
Others
5,85612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
552,74312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
14,966,67102/03/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
206.1612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
37,860,99012/07/2022Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros