Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q41,125Kchart11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,290,415Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,396,300Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,582chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,958chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€316,720Mchart€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024518,303chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024560,832chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202440.17%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,841chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,992chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-29,661chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-32,095chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.30%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024217,366.4chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024235,202.4chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202316,165.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202317,484.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202510.56%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202318,395.8
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202319,865.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.52%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,055.1chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,880.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.60%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202416.85%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€772chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$835chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€58
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$63
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€66
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$71
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€36chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$39chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/16/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]04/27/2022BBB
Fitch Rating [+]01/24/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202334
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201950º
Fragile States Index [+]202463.7
RTI Raking [+]202442º
Innovation Ranking [+]202454º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q34.1%
Unemployed [+]2023Q35,950K
NMW [+]2024$328.7
NMW [+]2024€296.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]201765º
Markets
Euro / Indonesian rupiah [+]03/10/202619,634.0600
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/202616,974.0000chart0.859003/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/10/2026-12.85%chart1.59%03/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20263.6%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/17/20254.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201973º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023779,326
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.61
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,395,717
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202078.14
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202312.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20211,546,300chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€239,394.6M
Exports [+]2023$258,857.3M
Exports % GDP [+]202318.88%
Imports [+]2023€205,203.2M
Imports [+]2023$221,886.2M
Imports % GDP [+]202316.19%
Trade balance [+]2023€34,191.4M
Trade balance [+]2023$36,971.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20232.70%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201574º
Density [+]2024147chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202448º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20178,997.3
% Immigrant [+]20200.13%
% Emigrant [+]20201.70%
Birth Rate [+]202315.94‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017877.7
Crude death rate [+]20237.53‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.13chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20249.0%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024281,604,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020355,505
Emigrant stock [+]20204,601,369
HDI [+]20220.713
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024100º
Life expectancy [+]202371.15chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20157,355
Suicide rate [+]20152.88
Number of homicides [+]2022847
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.30
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.41
Annual crude oil production [+]2024582
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,480.0
Consumption GWh [+]2024376,228
Generation GWh [+]2024404,858
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026162,059
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20266,830,274
Fully vaccinated [+]11/23/2023174,965,140
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026575.49
Doses administered [+]11/23/2023448,199,870
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros