Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q49,370Kchart11,217K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,192,182Mchart€15,152,764M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,372,775Mchart$16,401,049M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,180chart€43,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,236chart$47,8732024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€552,552Mchart€3,842,814M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20232,868,411chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20233,097,038chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2023134.80%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€48,641chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$52,518chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-152,735chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-165,195chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-7.20%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,144,854.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,238,239.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202174,068.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202190,898.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20217.44%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023130,291,000,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023140,883,658,300.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202211.85%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202334,225.5chart235,144.02023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202337,007.0chart254,191.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.04%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202353.80%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€19,414chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$20,997chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,253
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,480
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,208
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,388
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€580chart€6702023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$626chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/17/2023Baa3
S&P Rating [+]07/26/2022BBB
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 [+]January 20256.3%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.1%
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,541K
Average Wage [+]2023$36,215
Average Wage [+]2023€33,492
Human Capital Ranking [+]201735º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/18/20250.9159chart0.915903/18/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/19/20253.86%
Risk Premium [+]03/19/2025105
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/18/202515.64%chart12.56%03/18/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20251.7%
HICP [+]February 20251.7%chart2.3%February 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20256.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202058º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-0.6%
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) [+]202341.5%
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201322.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202249,811,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€623,508.7M
Exports [+]2024$674,865.6M
Exports % GDP [+]202428.44%
Imports [+]2024€568,745.6M
Imports [+]2024$615,417.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202425.94%
Trade balance [+]2024€54,763.1M
Trade balance [+]2024$59,448.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20242.51%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20250.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201537º
Density [+]2023195chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202433º
Crude divorce rate [+]20221.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20179,287.4
% Immigrant [+]202010.78%
% Emigrant [+]20205.50%
Birth Rate [+]20236.40‰chart8.57‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,369.1
Crude death rate [+]202311.20‰chart11.19‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart1.452022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20223.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202418.9%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202358,971,230chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,386,998
Emigrant stock [+]20203,258,831
HDI [+]20220.906
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202487º
Life expectancy [+]202383.50chart81.702022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20223,906
Suicide rate [+]20226.62
Number of homicides [+]2022322
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.54
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.19
Annual crude oil production [+]202381
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021497.9
Consumption GWh [+]2023290,664
Generation GWh [+]2023257,032
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/2024197,307
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202426,781,078
Fully vaccinated [+]11/16/202347,947,097
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20243,345.82
Doses administered [+]11/16/2023144,608,839
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros