Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20252.1%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q46,052Kchart11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€248,354Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$280,636Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€23,570chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$27,056chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€62,776Mchart€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024364,965chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024397,919chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024154.20%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,186chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,364chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20242,909chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20243,442chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20241.20%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024114,222.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024123,335.9chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20226,987.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20227,388.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20226.39%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202411,504.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202412,451.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.58%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,405.0chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,015.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.58%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202448.20%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,012chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$11,891chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€661
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$707
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,106
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,197
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€703chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$773chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/14/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]04/18/2025BBB
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2023BB+
Corruption Index [+]202349
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201959º
Fragile States Index [+]202454.7
RTI Raking [+]2024114º
Innovation Ranking [+]202445º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20267.7%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q48.3%
Unemployed [+]2025Q4395K
NMW [+]2026$1,206.7
NMW [+]2026€1,027.0
Average Wage [+]2024$27,274
Average Wage [+]2024€25,198
Human Capital Ranking [+]201748º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/20260.8712chart0.871203/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/16/20263.72%
Risk Premium [+]03/16/202679
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/16/20260.49%chart-0.13%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20262.7%
HICP [+]December 20252.9%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-2.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202079º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20265.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024261,398
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202211.13
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021631.46
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202441.6%
Standard VAT [+]06/01/201624.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202253.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202227,836,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€48,491.5M
Exports [+]2025$54,794.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202519.53%
Imports [+]2025€81,931.7M
Imports [+]2025$92,581.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202532.99%
Trade balance [+]2025€-33,440.0M
Trade balance [+]2025$-37,786.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2025-13.46%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20255.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201579º
Density [+]202479chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202440º
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017319.0
% Immigrant [+]202012.55%
% Emigrant [+]202010.19%
Birth Rate [+]20246.60‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,576.7
Crude death rate [+]202412.10‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.24chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202419.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,372,335chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,340,456
Emigrant stock [+]20201,088,507
HDI [+]20220.893
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202473º
Life expectancy [+]202481.90chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023488
Suicide rate [+]20234.61
Number of homicides [+]202386
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.84
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.69
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202110.0
Consumption GWh [+]202447,872
Generation GWh [+]202453,529
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/202640,239
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20265,860,196
Fully vaccinated [+]06/26/20247,647,076
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20263,879.45
Doses administered [+]06/26/202422,467,978
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros