Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,721Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,125Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,964Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€40,620chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$45,167chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,156Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-807chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,640.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022848.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199,212,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024104.3chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024112.6chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.28%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.40%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,047chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,596
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,719
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,392
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€183chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$204chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+
Corruption Index [+]202351
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938º
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1
RTI Raking [+]202483º
Innovation Ranking [+]202429º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.2%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.7%
Unemployed [+]2025Q39K
NMW [+]2026$1,168.0
NMW [+]2026€994.0
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/17/20260.8456chart0.845602/17/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/16/20264.70%chart4.80%02/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
HICP [+]December 20252.4%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202088º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€3,365.5M
Exports [+]2025$3,803.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202415.11%
Imports [+]2025€8,123.4M
Imports [+]2025$9,179.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202437.75%
Trade balance [+]2025€-4,757.9M
Trade balance [+]2025$-5,376.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.64%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547º
Density [+]20241,795chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1º
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.06chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793
HDI [+]20220.915
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462º
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202331
Suicide rate [+]20235.50
Number of homicides [+]20233
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85
Consumption GWh [+]20232,716
Generation GWh [+]20232,295
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,118
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026125,272
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,946.89
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros