Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q220,508Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€446,866Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$483,593Mchart$16,406,127M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€80,200chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,587chart$47,8872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€114,729Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,371chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,179chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.10%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024220,464.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024238,626.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202230,960.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248,508,861.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,177.1chart236,186.52023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,762.4chart254,283.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.00%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.30%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,409chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,655chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,674
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,942
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,300chart€6762023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,403chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202384
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917º
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7
RTI Raking [+]202486º
Innovation Ranking [+]202421º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20254.5%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q25.0%
Unemployed [+]2025Q2153K
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]12/08/202511.7860
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/08/202510.1124chart0.858012/08/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]12/08/20254.21%
Risk Premium [+]12/08/2025135
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/08/202515.10%chart17.56%12/08/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%
HICP [+]October 20253.0%chart2.2%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20255.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€154,449.8M
Exports [+]2024$167,173.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202434.56%
Imports [+]2024€91,038.5M
Imports [+]2024$98,538.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202420.37%
Trade balance [+]2024€63,411.3M
Trade balance [+]2024$68,635.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]202414.19%
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20253.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]20249chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428º
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart10.55‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392
HDI [+]20220.966
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728
Suicide rate [+]202313.12
Number of homicides [+]202340
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2
Consumption GWh [+]2023127,324
Generation GWh [+]2023152,095
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/20255,732
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20251,546,649
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20251,024.61
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros