Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.5%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€20,239Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,900Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,361chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,965chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202412,968chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202414,032chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202469.18%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,568chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,942chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202448chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202452chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.26%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,219.3chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,729.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,116.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,071.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202417.87%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023879.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023950.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.86%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024257.8chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024279.0chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.07%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.18%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,191chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,370chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€406
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$439
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€310
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$335
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€94chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$101chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/18/2023B1
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020B+
Corruption Index [+]202344
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201980º
Fragile States Index [+]202459.3
RTI Raking [+]202463º
Innovation Ranking [+]202479º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q15.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q181K
NMW [+]2023$365.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201783º
Markets
0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.72%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202071º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20195,232
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.62
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201569.88
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202229.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201916.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,478,400chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,948.7M
Exports [+]2023$2,107.2M
Exports % GDP [+]20239.90%
Imports [+]2023€7,267.0M
Imports [+]2023$7,857.8M
Imports % GDP [+]202336.90%
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.3M
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,750.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-27.01%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024258chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202491º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,521.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.86%
% Emigrant [+]202040.88%
Birth Rate [+]202311.62‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201742.4
Crude death rate [+]20238.08‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20238.2%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,839,175chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202023,629
Emigrant stock [+]20201,118,931
HDI [+]20220.706
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202437º
Life expectancy [+]202371.48chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201540
Suicide rate [+]20151.48
Number of homicides [+]20231,404
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202349.44
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.34
Consumption GWh [+]20233,301
Generation GWh [+]20234,482
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20253,634
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025157,664
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023760,800
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,279.95
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,529,113
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros