Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20250.4%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q46,034Kchart11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€218,451Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$246,845Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€22,960chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$25,876chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€57,559Mchart€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024145,567chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024163,845chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202473.50%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€15,259chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$17,175chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,346chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,964chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.00%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202497,136.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024104,548.4chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20226,406.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20226,748.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.80%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20249,810.6
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202310,000.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.51%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,442.9chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,802.6chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.43%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.10%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€10,183chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,960chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€667
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$705
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,024
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,042
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€465chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$502chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/29/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]04/11/2025BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]02/14/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202342
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201947º
Fragile States Index [+]202446.2
RTI Raking [+]202476º
Innovation Ranking [+]202436º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.5%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3222K
NMW [+]2026$1,153.7
NMW [+]2026€838.0
Average Wage [+]2024$22,597
Average Wage [+]2024€20,877
Human Capital Ranking [+]201739º
Markets
Euro / Hungarian forints [+]03/06/2026393.4000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/18/2019279.8000chart0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/20269.76%chart-0.29%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20262.1%
HICP [+]December 20253.3%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-2.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/25/20266.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202052º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20260.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024235,168
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.12
Motor vehicle production [+]2023507,225
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021482.06
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201227.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202233.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202212,649,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€149,608.8M
Exports [+]2025$169,055.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202568.49%
Imports [+]2025€140,946.0M
Imports [+]2025$159,266.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202564.52%
Trade balance [+]2025€8,662.8M
Trade balance [+]2025$9,788.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20253.97%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20263.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201539º
Density [+]2024103chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202414º
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,692.2
% Immigrant [+]20206.06%
% Emigrant [+]20207.40%
Birth Rate [+]20248.20‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,093.1
Crude death rate [+]202413.40‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.41chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.3%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,539,502chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020584,567
Emigrant stock [+]2020714,420
HDI [+]20220.851
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024101º
Life expectancy [+]202476.80chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,593
Suicide rate [+]202316.60
Number of homicides [+]202370
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.61
Annual crude oil production [+]202421
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.1
Consumption GWh [+]202445,012
Generation GWh [+]202436,982
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202649,124
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20262,240,618
Fully vaccinated [+]12/27/20226,207,249
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20265,149.54
Doses administered [+]12/04/202216,701,238
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros