Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q313,513Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€501,162Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$542,286Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,177chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,294chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€134,966Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024338,988chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024366,803chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.64%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,939chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$36,724chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-41,407chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-44,805chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.26%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024219,482.5chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024237,492.1chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202229,574.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202231,158.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202216.07%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202425,997,048,693.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202323,718.8
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.57%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202443,985.6chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202447,594.9chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202419.99%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.80%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,975chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,778chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,096
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,263
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,678
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,562
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€4,404chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$4,765chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/07/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]11/07/2025A
Fitch Rating [+]04/23/2020A+
Corruption Index [+]202362
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201920º
Fragile States Index [+]202451.5
RTI Raking [+]202479º
Innovation Ranking [+]202415º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q43.1%
Unemployed [+]2023Q434K
NMW [+]2025$1,687.0
NMW [+]2025€1,624.9
Average Wage [+]2015$35,496
Average Wage [+]2024€50,749
Human Capital Ranking [+]201718º
Markets
Euro / Israeli Shekel [+]01/16/20263.6600
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20263.1380chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20269.37%chart3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.6%
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/08/20264.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202035º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023270,433
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202336.50
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020384.26
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202329.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201517.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202250.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,675,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€61,863.2M
Exports [+]2023$66,892.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202313.03%
Imports [+]2023€84,420.4M
Imports [+]2023$91,283.8M
Imports % GDP [+]202317.79%
Trade balance [+]2023€-22,557.2M
Trade balance [+]2023$-24,391.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.75%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201518º
Density [+]2024453chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024155º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017990.4
% Immigrant [+]202021.20%
% Emigrant [+]20203.89%
Birth Rate [+]202318.60‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,926.4
Crude death rate [+]20235.20‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.85chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,988,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,953,575
Emigrant stock [+]2020358,691
HDI [+]20220.915
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202491º
Life expectancy [+]202383.20chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022358
Suicide rate [+]20223.70
Number of homicides [+]2022148
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.63
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.13
Annual crude oil production [+]202418
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202112.7
Consumption GWh [+]202363,964
Generation GWh [+]202374,404
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202512,707
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,841,672
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20236,385,731
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,272.23
Doses administered [+]12/23/202318,852,564
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros