Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20250.2%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q413,571Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€4,470,480Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$5,051,553Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€53,520chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$60,442chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€1,134,224Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,693,780chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20242,972,835chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202462.20%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€32,231chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$35,570chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-115,295chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-124,755chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.70%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,139,717.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,315,290.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023188,813.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023204,158.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.26%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024455,619,000,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024493,152,893,220.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.21%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202481,900.0chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202488,646.9chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.93%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.40%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€25,602chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$27,702chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,267
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,452
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,459
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,909
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€981chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,061chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]08/17/1983AAA
Fitch Rating [+]01/17/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202378
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202424.0
RTI Raking [+]2024127º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.8%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q31,742K
NMW [+]2026$2,753.0
NMW [+]2026€2,343.0
Average Wage [+]2024$68,501
Average Wage [+]2024€63,288
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/06/20262.85%
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20261.57%chart4.31%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20251.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.0%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202022º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.7%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20245,421,109
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202235.66
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,109,371
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021633.46
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200719.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202228,463,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€1,548,966.1M
Exports [+]2024$1,676,569.9M
Exports % GDP [+]202435.78%
Imports [+]2024€1,306,615.3M
Imports [+]2024$1,414,254.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202430.18%
Trade balance [+]2024€242,350.8M
Trade balance [+]2024$262,315.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20245.60%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20251.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]2024234chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202420º
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201716,833.3
% Immigrant [+]202018.96%
% Emigrant [+]20204.64%
Birth Rate [+]20248.10‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201724,670.9
Crude death rate [+]202412.10‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.39chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202516.1%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202483,577,140chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202015,762,457
Emigrant stock [+]20203,855,268
HDI [+]20220.950
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024
Life expectancy [+]202481.50chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202310,426
Suicide rate [+]202312.49
Number of homicides [+]2023770
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.91
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.06
Annual crude oil production [+]202429
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021115.2
Consumption GWh [+]2023475,920
Generation GWh [+]2023493,697
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026174,979
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202638,437,941
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202363,566,136
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,093.62
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023193,241,460
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros