Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.2%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€257,631Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$278,771Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,801chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,277chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,692chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024129,513chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.46%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,600chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,813chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,674chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-11,550chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.14%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024110,467.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024119,532.2chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20167,168.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20167,933.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201614.00%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,393.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20236,913.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.18%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,072.7chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,571.0chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.87%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.88%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,399chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,596chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016€198
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2016$219
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€142
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$153
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€137chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$148chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/16/2020B-
Corruption Index [+]202323
Fragile States Index [+]202488.6
Innovation Ranking [+]2022131º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
NMW [+]2023$266.7
Markets
0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020172º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201951,103
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20191.86
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020111.96
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20150%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2013892,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€91,694.4M
Exports [+]2023$99,149.2M
Exports % GDP [+]202336.62%
Imports [+]2023€60,877.1M
Imports [+]2023$65,826.4M
Imports % GDP [+]202324.31%
Trade balance [+]2023€30,817.4M
Trade balance [+]2023$20,433.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]202312.31%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201587º
Density [+]2024106chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024151º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,034.9
% Immigrant [+]20200.87%
% Emigrant [+]20204.93%
Birth Rate [+]202325.73‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017193.5
Crude death rate [+]20234.13‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.25chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202317.5%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202446,042,015chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020365,766
Emigrant stock [+]20202,077,976
HDI [+]20220.673
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2021154º
Life expectancy [+]202372.32chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,109
Suicide rate [+]20152.95
Number of homicides [+]20143,029
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201410.08
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.30
Annual crude oil production [+]20244,423
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021145,019.0
Consumption GWh [+]202373,521
Generation GWh [+]2023150,291
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202525,375
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,465,545
Fully vaccinated [+]01/02/20237,944,775
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025551.13
Doses administered [+]01/02/202319,557,364
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros