Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-0.7%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,731Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€238,773Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$260,172Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€45,136chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,839chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€56,766Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024119,966chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024129,810chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202450.24%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€22,678chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$24,539chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,611chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-9,317chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.61%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202499,955.7chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024108,157.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,379.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202313,304.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202312.73%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202419,306,127,345.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,081.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.21%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,851.1chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,106.6chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.82%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202441.86%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,895chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,446chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€2,381
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$2,575
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€3,649
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,882
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€539chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$583chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/16/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/21/2021AA+
Fitch Rating [+]09/09/2022AA+
Corruption Index [+]202385
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201919º
Fragile States Index [+]202415.9
RTI Raking [+]202452º
Innovation Ranking [+]202425º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q34.7%
Unemployed [+]2024Q3145K
NMW [+]2024$2,531.7
NMW [+]2024€2,281.3
Average Wage [+]2015$39,080
Average Wage [+]2024€51,889
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / New Zealand dollars [+]01/16/20262.0179
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20261.7408chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20264.47%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/2026163
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20261.25%chart3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20244.0%
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]11/26/20252.25%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023110,230
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202328.60
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020867.99
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202334.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201115.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202239.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,389,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€38,286.2M
Exports [+]2023$41,398.8M
Exports % GDP [+]202316.32%
Imports [+]2023€46,201.0M
Imports [+]2023$49,957.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202319.69%
Trade balance [+]2023€-7,914.8M
Trade balance [+]2023$-8,514.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.37%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201512º
Density [+]202420chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017297.4
% Immigrant [+]202027.26%
% Emigrant [+]202015.91%
Birth Rate [+]202310.86‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,408.0
Crude death rate [+]20237.23‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,290,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,381,724
Emigrant stock [+]2020806,159
HDI [+]20220.939
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024
Life expectancy [+]202383.00chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2018624
Suicide rate [+]201812.70
Number of homicides [+]202275
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20221.46
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.22
Annual crude oil production [+]20247
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202141.0
Consumption GWh [+]202339,711
Generation GWh [+]202343,010
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20254,538
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,668,236
Fully vaccinated [+]04/18/20234,291,717
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025857.84
Doses administered [+]08/11/202413,398,398
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros