Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.4%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q33,063Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,715,593Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,830,489Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,970chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,034chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€405,098Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,000,372chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20241,082,457chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202458.31%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€7,563chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,183chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-98,243chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-106,305chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.73%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024520,170.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024562,853.5chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202256,594.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202259,536.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.24%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202451,801,498,735.8
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202348,009.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.36%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202415,324.7chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202416,351.0chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.97%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202430.32%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,933chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$4,255chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€435
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$459
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€392
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$370
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€116chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$125chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/14/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]07/06/2022BBB
Fitch Rating [+]04/15/2020BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202331
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201948º
Fragile States Index [+]202469.0
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]202456º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20252.6%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q41,555K
NMW [+]2025$289.6
NMW [+]2025€280.3
Average Wage [+]2015$6,671
Average Wage [+]2024€11,313
Human Capital Ranking [+]201769º
Markets
Euro / Mexican pesos [+]02/10/202620.4998
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/202617.1907chart0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/10/20268.78%
Risk Premium [+]02/10/2026597
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/20268.59%chart5.20%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20253.6%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]July 20253.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/19/20257.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201954º
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-3.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]October 2025613,824
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]October 202511.67
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,002,047
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020351.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202418.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201016.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202235.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202238,325,600chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€548,418.9M
Exports [+]2023$593,005.3M
Exports % GDP [+]202332.98%
Imports [+]2023€574,749.3M
Imports [+]2023$621,476.4M
Imports % GDP [+]202334.57%
Trade balance [+]2023€-26,330.4M
Trade balance [+]2023$-28,464.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.58%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201533º
Density [+]202467chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024138º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201730,600.0
% Immigrant [+]20200.93%
% Emigrant [+]20208.72%
Birth Rate [+]202315.71‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,749.4
Crude death rate [+]20236.16‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202429.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024132,274,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,197,624
Emigrant stock [+]202011,185,737
HDI [+]20220.781
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202433º
Life expectancy [+]202375.07chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20249,051
Suicide rate [+]20246.84
Number of homicides [+]202433,550
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202425.80
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.52
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,842
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20215,786.1
Consumption GWh [+]2023283,427
Generation GWh [+]2023326,836
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026335,090
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20267,629,738
Fully vaccinated [+]03/03/202381,849,962
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,533.30
Doses administered [+]03/03/2023223,158,993
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros