Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q416,133Kchart11,217K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,132,733Mchart€15,152,764M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,226,048Mchart$16,401,049M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€62,950chart€43,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$68,330chart$47,8732024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€289,478Mchart€3,842,814M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023481,468chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023519,884chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202345.10%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€26,833chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$28,974chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-3,820chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-4,132chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-0.40%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023461,217.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023498,843.2chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202145,023.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202156,695.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.02%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202388,304,812,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202395,483,993,215.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202215.92%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202316,361.6chart235,144.02023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202317,691.3chart254,191.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.39%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202343.20%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€25,705chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$27,802chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,568
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,049
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,958
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,361
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€915chart€6702023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$994chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/28/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]11/20/2015AAA
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202379
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202419.5
RTI Raking [+]202477º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]February 20253.8%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.6%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4362K
NMW [+]2025$2,278.3
NMW [+]2025€2,193.0
Average Wage [+]2023$67,344
Average Wage [+]2023€62,281
Human Capital Ranking [+]201713º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/26/20250.9270chart0.927003/26/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/26/20253.01%
Risk Premium [+]03/26/202523
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/26/20254.38%chart11.14%03/26/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20253.8%
HICP [+]February 20253.5%chart2.3%February 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20252.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202042º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024730,352
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202221.73
Motor vehicle production [+]2017157,280
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021589.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202338.7%
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201221.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.1%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,063,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€852,607.0M
Exports [+]2024$921,583.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202475.17%
Imports [+]2024€752,456.9M
Imports [+]2024$811,897.4M
Imports % GDP [+]202466.22%
Trade balance [+]2024€100,150.1M
Trade balance [+]2024$109,686.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.95%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20251.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]2023432chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202418º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,405.7
% Immigrant [+]202013.50%
% Emigrant [+]20205.55%
Birth Rate [+]20239.20‰chart8.57‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,615.0
Crude death rate [+]20239.50‰chart11.19‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.43chart1.452022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.1%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202317,942,942chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,358,333
Emigrant stock [+]2020970,403
HDI [+]20220.946
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202428º
Life expectancy [+]202381.90chart81.702022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20222,010
Suicide rate [+]202210.90
Number of homicides [+]2023125
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.09
Annual crude oil production [+]202327
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021137.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023108,141
Generation GWh [+]2023118,736
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202422,986
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20248,640,008
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/202311,768,644
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,281.06
Doses administered [+]09/29/202339,764,182
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros