Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.2%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q33,333Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€7,645Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$8,272Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€12,260chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$13,259chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€2,077Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20244,645chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20245,026chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202460.76%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€7,452chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$8,063chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-215chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-233chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.81%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,324.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,596.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023466.2
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023504.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.60%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024140.1chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024151.6chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.19%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.48%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,333chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,770chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€736
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$796
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€225chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$243chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/27/2024Ba3
S&P Rating [+]08/30/2024B+
Corruption Index [+]202346
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201973º
Fragile States Index [+]202456.9
RTI Raking [+]202461º
Innovation Ranking [+]202465º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q412.2%
Unemployed [+]2023Q439K
NMW [+]2025$759.7
NMW [+]2025€670.0
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/2026-1.12%chart3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
HICP [+]November 20253.9%chart2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202050º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-17.6%
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201921.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20209.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,036,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€614.9M
Exports [+]2024$665.6M
Exports % GDP [+]20248.04%
Imports [+]2024€4,068.0M
Imports [+]2024$4,403.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202453.21%
Trade balance [+]2024€-3,453.1M
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,737.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-45.17%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 2025-2.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201568º
Density [+]202445chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202435º
Crude divorce rate [+]20211.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017426.3
% Immigrant [+]202011.44%
% Emigrant [+]202021.42%
Birth Rate [+]202411.20‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201775.6
Crude death rate [+]202410.20‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.76chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20215.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202320.0%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024623,327chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202070,999
Emigrant stock [+]2020132,965
HDI [+]20220.844
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202467º
Life expectancy [+]202377.60chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201569
Suicide rate [+]201511.07
Number of homicides [+]20235
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.79
Energy and Environment
Consumption GWh [+]20232,719
Generation GWh [+]20234,187
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,654
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025251,280
Fully vaccinated [+]08/26/2022284,869
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20254,257.80
Doses administered [+]08/26/2022679,171
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros