Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.4%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,519Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€275,963Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$298,697Mchart$16,406,127M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€49,100chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$53,286chart$47,8872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€70,558Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024227,547chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024245,304chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202482.50%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€40,374chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,525chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-12,156chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-13,156chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.40%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024159,403.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024172,245.8chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202216,968.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202217,868.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.12%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202423,898,237,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202425,866,973,764.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.19%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20236,607.0chart236,186.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,143.9chart254,283.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.44%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.80%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€28,283chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$30,562chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,053
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,223
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,265
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$4,616
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,185chart€6762023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,284chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2024Aa1
S&P Rating [+]10/10/2014AA+
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020AA+
Corruption Index [+]202387
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201911º
Fragile States Index [+]202414.3
RTI Raking [+]202431º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 202510.3%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q39.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3265K
Average Wage [+]2024$57,250
Average Wage [+]2024€52,893
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/15/20250.8508chart0.850812/15/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/16/20253.19%
Risk Premium [+]12/16/202532
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/15/202528.04%chart18.04%12/15/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 2025-0.1%
HICP [+]November 20251.4%chart2.2%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20251.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202020º
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20252.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024141,531
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202217.37
Motor vehicle production [+]202330,191
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021577.57
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201324.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202259.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,127,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€72,126.0M
Exports [+]2024$78,067.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202426.14%
Imports [+]2024€74,844.0M
Imports [+]2024$81,009.7M
Imports % GDP [+]202427.12%
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,718.0M
Trade balance [+]2024$-2,941.9M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-0.98%
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20251.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201514º
Density [+]202417chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202413º
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.10‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017821.1
% Immigrant [+]20206.98%
% Emigrant [+]20205.64%
Birth Rate [+]20247.80‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017944.2
Crude death rate [+]202410.40‰chart10.55‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.26chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,635,971chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020386,052
Emigrant stock [+]2020311,889
HDI [+]20220.942
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024
Life expectancy [+]202482.40chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023765
Suicide rate [+]202313.65
Number of homicides [+]202355
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.98
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.73
Consumption GWh [+]202377,025
Generation GWh [+]202377,986
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/202511,466
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20251,514,703
Fully vaccinated [+]01/09/20244,347,113
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20252,034.43
Doses administered [+]01/09/202413,327,120
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros