Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.9%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q416,654Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€1,179,660Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$1,332,992Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€65,210chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$73,874chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€300,507Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024491,055chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024531,922chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202443.70%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€27,214chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$29,479chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,606chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-11,476chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.90%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024498,516.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024539,421.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202251,471.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202254,202.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202494,379,000,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024102,153,942,020.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202421,511.1chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202423,283.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.34%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.40%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€27,628chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$29,895chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,908
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,084
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,260
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,693
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,195chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,297chart$8392024Defence 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 [+]December 20254.0%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3405K
NMW [+]2026$2,696.6
NMW [+]2026€2,295.0
Average Wage [+]2024$71,201
Average Wage [+]2024€65,782
Human Capital Ranking [+]201713º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20262.83%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/20267
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20265.57%chart4.09%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.5%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202042º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.9%
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) [+]202439.1%
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201221.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.1%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,063,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€875,772.2M
Exports [+]2025$989,605.1M
Exports % GDP [+]202574.24%
Imports [+]2025€770,431.3M
Imports [+]2025$870,572.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202565.31%
Trade balance [+]2025€105,340.9M
Trade balance [+]2025$119,033.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20258.93%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20251.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]2024434chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202418º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,405.7
% Immigrant [+]202013.50%
% Emigrant [+]20205.55%
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,615.0
Crude death rate [+]20249.60‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.43chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.1%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,044,027chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,358,333
Emigrant stock [+]2020970,403
HDI [+]20220.946
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202428º
Life expectancy [+]202482.00chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,969
Suicide rate [+]202310.40
Number of homicides [+]2023125
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.09
Annual crude oil production [+]202424
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021137.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023106,635
Generation GWh [+]2023117,283
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202622,986
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20268,656,720
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/202311,768,644
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,273.88
Doses administered [+]09/29/202339,764,184
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros