Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€344,787Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$373,078Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,461chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,581chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024241,599chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024261,424chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.07%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,024chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,108chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,358chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-25,275chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.78%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202466,845.2chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202472,330.1chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20236,078.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,297.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.76%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20232,494.3
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,695.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.68%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,197.5chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,952.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.83%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.39%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€283chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$307chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€26
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$28
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€10
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€39chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$42chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/13/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]07/24/2025B-
Fitch Rating [+]02/14/2023CCC-
Corruption Index [+]202329
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019110º
Fragile States Index [+]202491.7
RTI Raking [+]202429º
Innovation Ranking [+]202491º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q26.5%
Unemployed [+]2021Q24,408K
NMW [+]2024$131.3
NMW [+]2024€118.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017125º
Markets
Euro / Pakistani Rupees [+]02/06/2026329.7077
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/2026279.6741chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/20266.80%chart4.31%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 202417.3%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/16/202510.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2019136º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202358,562
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20230.36
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202020.87
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201317.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2014965,498chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€26,336.8M
Exports [+]2023$28,478.0M
Exports % GDP [+]20238.43%
Imports [+]2023€46,540.3M
Imports [+]2023$50,324.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202314.90%
Trade balance [+]2023€-20,203.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$-22,012.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201592º
Density [+]2024296chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024140º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719,664.6
% Immigrant [+]20201.50%
% Emigrant [+]20202.90%
Birth Rate [+]202327.81‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017366.7
Crude death rate [+]20236.47‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.61chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201821.9%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024235,950,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,276,580
Emigrant stock [+]20206,328,400
HDI [+]20220.540
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024145º
Life expectancy [+]202367.65chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,914
Suicide rate [+]20152.00
Number of homicides [+]202310,729
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20234.33
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.91
Annual crude oil production [+]202466
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021540.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023145,357
Generation GWh [+]2023170,687
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202630,656
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20261,580,631
Fully vaccinated [+]11/14/2023140,475,870
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/2026129.93
Doses administered [+]11/14/2023340,974,140
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros