Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.8%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,427Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,606Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,972chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,298chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024100,536chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024108,785chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202467.73%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,690chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,911chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-5,822chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-6,299chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.92%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202449,048.2chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202453,072.8chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20238,130.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,794.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202423.28%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,578.3
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20234,951.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.61%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,218.3chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,646.5chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.67%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.05%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,313chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,420chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€220
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$238
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€121
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$131
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€140chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$151chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/27/2024Ba1
S&P Rating [+]03/29/2024BB+
Fitch Rating [+]10/23/2020BB+
Corruption Index [+]202338
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201975º
Fragile States Index [+]202468.8
RTI Raking [+]202492º
Innovation Ranking [+]202466º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2016Q39.6%
Unemployed [+]2016Q31,142K
NMW [+]2024$315.4
NMW [+]2024€285.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017118º
Markets
Euro / Moroccan dirhams [+]01/16/202610.7105
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20269.2224chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20261.88%chart3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 2025-0.3%
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/20/20252.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202053º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023145,218
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20234.36
Motor vehicle production [+]2023535,825
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020114.60
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202229.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201320.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202038.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202210,869,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€38,510.8M
Exports [+]2023$41,641.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202328.52%
Imports [+]2023€63,471.8M
Imports [+]2023$68,632.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202347.00%
Trade balance [+]2023€-24,960.9M
Trade balance [+]2023$-26,990.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-18.48%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201584º
Density [+]202484chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202479º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,467.2
% Immigrant [+]20200.28%
% Emigrant [+]20209.07%
Birth Rate [+]202316.70‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017102.4
Crude death rate [+]20235.64‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.23chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20223.9%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202437,370,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020102,358
Emigrant stock [+]20203,262,222
HDI [+]20220.698
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024137º
Life expectancy [+]202375.31chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,644
Suicide rate [+]20154.82
Number of homicides [+]2024635
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.71
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.82
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20210.7
Consumption GWh [+]202336,379
Generation GWh [+]202342,311
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202516,305
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,279,115
Fully vaccinated [+]05/14/202323,521,988
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025436.31
Doses administered [+]05/14/202355,389,600
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros