Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€104,607Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$113,190Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,683chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,149chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202427,534chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202429,794chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202426.32%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,496chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,619chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,005chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,087chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.96%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202413,993.3chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,141.5chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,997.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,244.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202517.27%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20232,353.2
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,544.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.75%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024384.6chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024416.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.72%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202413.38%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€760chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$823chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€165
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$179
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€130
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$140
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€21chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$23chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/11/2024Ba1
S&P Rating [+]05/23/2025BB+
Fitch Rating [+]02/16/2023BB
Corruption Index [+]202323
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201998º
Fragile States Index [+]202474.9
RTI Raking [+]202459º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024122º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q42.2%
Unemployed [+]2021Q4161K
NMW [+]2024$427.1
NMW [+]2024€386.5
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017100º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/23/20267.6680chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.72%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.2%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/27/20235.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202096º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201913,407
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.44
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015116.61
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200612.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20207.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,494,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€13,131.2M
Exports [+]2023$14,198.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202313.61%
Imports [+]2023€28,038.4M
Imports [+]2023$30,317.9M
Imports % GDP [+]202329.06%
Trade balance [+]2023€-14,907.3M
Trade balance [+]2023$-16,119.2M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-15.45%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201559º
Density [+]2024169chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024117º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20178,539.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.49%
% Emigrant [+]20207.88%
Birth Rate [+]202320.81‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017181.2
Crude death rate [+]20234.83‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.31chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202356.0%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,406,359chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202084,311
Emigrant stock [+]20201,368,431
HDI [+]20220.629
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202493º
Life expectancy [+]202372.60chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015401
Suicide rate [+]20152.51
Number of homicides [+]20234,235
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202323.37
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.13
Annual crude oil production [+]20246
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202186.1
Consumption GWh [+]202312,222
Generation GWh [+]202313,469
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202520,205
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,255,036
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20237,130,895
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,097.72
Doses administered [+]12/29/202320,383,476
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros