Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q410,776Kchart11,217K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€15,152,764M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,162,079Mchart$16,401,049M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€43,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,184chart$47,8732024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€737,811Mchart€3,842,814M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20233,101,376chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20233,354,197chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023109.90%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€45,297chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$48,990chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-154,845chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-166,511chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-5.50%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,609,882.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,739,722.1chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021131,424.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2021160,704.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20218.88%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022265,699,968,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022249,068.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.25%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202358,040.6chart235,144.02023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202362,757.5chart254,191.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.57%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202357.00%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€23,513chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$25,410chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,936
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$2,375
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€3,911
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$3,670
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€850chart€6702023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$952chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024AA-
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915º
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3
RTI Raking [+]2024108º
Innovation Ranking [+]202412º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20257.3%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q47.4%
Unemployed [+]2024Q42,314K
NMW [+]2025$1,872.1
NMW [+]2025€1,802.0
Average Wage [+]2023$46,969
Average Wage [+]2023€43,438
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/24/20250.9239chart0.923903/24/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/24/20253.46%
Risk Premium [+]03/24/202568
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/24/20258.69%chart11.24%03/24/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20250.8%
HICP [+]February 20250.9%chart2.3%February 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-2.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-1.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202345.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€591,891.5M
Exports [+]2024$640,752.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202420.26%
Imports [+]2024€693,843.2M
Imports [+]2024$750,499.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202423.73%
Trade balance [+]2024€-101,951.7M
Trade balance [+]2024$-109,746.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.47%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20250.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516º
Density [+]2023125chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487º
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%
Birth Rate [+]20239.90‰chart8.57‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0
Crude death rate [+]20239.20‰chart11.19‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.452022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20223.60‰
% risk of poverty [+]202315.4%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,467,362chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908
HDI [+]20220.910
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422º
Life expectancy [+]202383.00chart81.702022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20229,237
Suicide rate [+]202213.53
Number of homicides [+]2023887
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25
Annual crude oil production [+]202312
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023415,542
Generation GWh [+]2023501,925
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024168,091
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202438,997,490
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,478
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,455.05
Doses administered [+]07/10/2023154,493,266
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros