Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q32,369Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€15,672Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$16,679Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€8,590chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$9,169chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€4,318Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20248,452chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20249,146chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.83%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,637chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,018chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-685chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-742chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.45%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,661.1chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,125.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2002139.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2002132.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20028.64%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023623.6
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023674.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.05%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024329.7chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024350.8chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.55%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202436.73%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,106chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,361chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2002€69
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2002$65
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€340
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$368
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€181chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$193chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
S&P Rating [+]05/24/2013BB-
Fitch Rating [+]05/15/2020BB+
Corruption Index [+]202342
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201982º
Fragile States Index [+]202458.1
RTI Raking [+]202426º
Innovation Ranking [+]202458º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202511.0%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q311.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q392K
NMW [+]2023$388.9
NMW [+]2026€586.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201767º
Markets
0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20261.08%chart4.09%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
HICP [+]December 20253.6%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20255.0%
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202017º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20194,060
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20192.24
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015205.56
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022537,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€8,008.2M
Exports [+]2024$8,424.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202449.67%
Imports [+]2025€11,545.5M
Imports [+]2024$11,977.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202470.61%
Trade balance [+]2025€-3,537.2M
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,552.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-20.94%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202471chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202438º
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017314.0
% Immigrant [+]20206.35%
% Emigrant [+]202033.54%
Birth Rate [+]20248.80‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017128.2
Crude death rate [+]202411.10‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.44chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20216.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202322.2%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20241,822,612chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020131,311
Emigrant stock [+]2020693,896
HDI [+]20220.765
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202458º
Life expectancy [+]202375.32chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2010122
Suicide rate [+]20105.90
Number of homicides [+]202328
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.53
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.19
Consumption GWh [+]20235,364
Generation GWh [+]20236,206
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20269,991
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026352,093
Fully vaccinated [+]05/07/2023838,181
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20265,481.69
Doses administered [+]05/07/20231,862,987
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros