Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€269,582Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$291,480Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€13,091chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,155chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202355,637chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202360,176chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202322.98%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€2,796chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$3,024chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-3,686chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-3,987chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.52%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202356,630.5chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202361,250.4chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202311,741.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202312,737.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202421.96%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,062.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20236,554.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.70%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,155.0chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,248.8chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.94%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202323.39%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€2,846chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$3,078chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€590
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$638
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€298
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$322
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€56chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$61chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/09/2024Baa1
S&P Rating [+]08/22/2025BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]02/21/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202339
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201955º
Fragile States Index [+]202457.8
RTI Raking [+]2024119º
Innovation Ranking [+]202478º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q14.9%
Unemployed [+]2017Q1439K
NMW [+]2024$187.0
NMW [+]2024€169.2
Human Capital Ranking [+]201729º
Markets
Euro / Tenges [+]01/15/2026594.8600
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/2026510.4300chart0.860301/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/27/20250%chart4.24%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 202512.3%
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/10/202518.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202025º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023164,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.72
Motor vehicle production [+]2023146,989
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020228.36
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200912.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20188,789,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€72,628.2M
Exports [+]2023$78,532.9M
Exports % GDP [+]202330.00%
Imports [+]2023€56,094.4M
Imports [+]2023$60,654.8M
Imports % GDP [+]202323.17%
Trade balance [+]2023€16,533.9M
Trade balance [+]2023$17,878.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20236.83%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20248chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202459º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017355.0
% Immigrant [+]202019.90%
% Emigrant [+]202022.41%
Birth Rate [+]202320.14‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,892.1
Crude death rate [+]20236.71‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.01chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20245.0%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202420,592,571chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,732,073
Emigrant stock [+]20204,203,899
HDI [+]20220.802
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202476º
Life expectancy [+]202374.40chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20154,855
Suicide rate [+]201527.67
Number of homicides [+]2022511
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20222.55
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202312.43
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,800
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202130,000.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023106,201
Generation GWh [+]2023114,189
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202519,072
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,504,370
Fully vaccinated [+]01/17/202310,629,063
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025926.16
Doses administered [+]04/30/202338,355,604
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros