Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.7%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q39,580Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,199,619Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,380,825Mchart$16,406,127M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,310chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,224chart$47,8872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€564,577Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,966,915chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,210,019chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024134.90%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€50,343chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,468chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-73,937chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-81,746chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.40%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,109,154.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,199,364.2chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202281,318.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202285,588.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.41%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024137,456,000,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024148,779,625,280.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.44%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202334,405.5chart236,186.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202337,201.6chart254,283.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.04%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.40%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,820chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,351chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,378
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,452
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,331
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,523
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€583chart€6762023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$627chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/23/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]04/11/2025BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]12/03/2021BBB
Corruption Index [+]202356
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201930º
Fragile States Index [+]202441.1
RTI Raking [+]202471º
Innovation Ranking [+]202426º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20256.0%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q26.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q21,701K
Average Wage [+]2024$38,550
Average Wage [+]2024€35,616
Human Capital Ranking [+]201735º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/09/20250.8593chart0.859312/09/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/10/20253.59%
Risk Premium [+]12/10/202570
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/09/202527.46%chart17.40%12/09/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.0%
HICP [+]November 20251.1%chart2.2%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202058º
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20251.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20242,975,569
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202225.50
Motor vehicle production [+]2023880,085
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021765.75
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.5%
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201322.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202249,811,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€622,607.0M
Exports [+]2024$673,897.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202428.31%
Imports [+]2024€574,432.7M
Imports [+]2024$621,754.5M
Imports % GDP [+]202426.12%
Trade balance [+]2024€48,174.2M
Trade balance [+]2024$52,142.9M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20242.19%
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 2025-0.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201537º
Density [+]2024195chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202433º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20179,287.4
% Immigrant [+]202010.78%
% Emigrant [+]20205.50%
Birth Rate [+]20246.30‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,369.1
Crude death rate [+]202411.00‰chart10.55‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]202418.9%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202458,934,177chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,386,998
Emigrant stock [+]20203,258,831
HDI [+]20220.906
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202487º
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20223,906
Suicide rate [+]20226.53
Number of homicides [+]2023338
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.19
Annual crude oil production [+]202485
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021497.9
Consumption GWh [+]2023287,394
Generation GWh [+]2023254,659
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/2025198,523
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/202526,969,140
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202349,484,584
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20253,368.55
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023150,321,540
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros