Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€41,087Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$44,458Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,966chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,456chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202418,393chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202419,903chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202444.77%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,671chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,890chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-870chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-942chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.12%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,625.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,333.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,358.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,463.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.65%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,845.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,997.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202321.57%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024383.4chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024414.8chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.47%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202420.99%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,252chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,355chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€200
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$216
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€270
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$292
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€56chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$60chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/26/2024Baa3
S&P Rating [+]12/17/2025BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019BB+
Corruption Index [+]202328
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201997º
Fragile States Index [+]202461.5
RTI Raking [+]2024121º
Innovation Ranking [+]202493º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q37.7%
Unemployed [+]2017Q393K
NMW [+]2024$384.5
NMW [+]2024€346.2
Human Capital Ranking [+]201790º
Markets
Euro / Guaranies [+]01/22/20267,847.1696
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20266,690.9700chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.75%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.1%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/30/20256.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020125º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201920,599
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.31
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015106.79
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022579,400chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€10,996.5M
Exports [+]2023$11,890.5M
Exports % GDP [+]202327.58%
Imports [+]2023€14,893.8M
Imports [+]2023$16,104.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202337.36%
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,897.3M
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,214.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-9.78%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201569º
Density [+]202417chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202474º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017732.0
% Immigrant [+]20202.59%
% Emigrant [+]202013.67%
Birth Rate [+]202319.99‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017233.0
Crude death rate [+]20235.70‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.42chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202420.1%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,887,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020169,567
Emigrant stock [+]2020896,484
HDI [+]20220.731
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202481º
Life expectancy [+]202373.84chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015680
Suicide rate [+]201511.13
Number of homicides [+]2023464
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20236.78
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.13
Consumption GWh [+]202314,835
Generation GWh [+]202344,245
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202519,880
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025735,759
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20233,550,673
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,886.60
Doses administered [+]12/29/20239,954,852
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros