Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.7%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€426,611Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$461,617Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,770chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,079chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024241,579chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024261,402chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202456.63%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,135chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,310chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-16,135chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-17,459chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.78%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024106,414.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024115,146.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,744.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202418,118.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202515.20%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20238,739.6
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20239,451.7
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.77%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,649.5chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,113.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.44%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202424.94%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€940chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,017chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€148
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$160
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€76
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$82
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€50chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$54chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]08/23/2024Baa2
S&P Rating [+]11/25/2024BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]05/07/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202334
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201964º
Fragile States Index [+]202475.1
RTI Raking [+]2024135º
Innovation Ranking [+]202453º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q13.0%
Unemployed [+]2023Q14,418K
NMW [+]2024$149.4
NMW [+]2024€135.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201750º
Markets
Euro / Philippine Pesos [+]03/06/202667.8825
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/202658.4690chart0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/06/20264.20%chart-0.29%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20262.0%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/12/20254.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202095º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023282,507
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.74
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202039.54
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202317.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200712.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,654,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€67,999.0M
Exports [+]2023$73,527.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202316.83%
Imports [+]2023€123,745.4M
Imports [+]2023$133,805.9M
Imports % GDP [+]202330.62%
Trade balance [+]2023€-55,746.4M
Trade balance [+]2023$-60,061.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-13.80%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201550º
Density [+]2024377chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024104º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201732,807.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.21%
% Emigrant [+]20205.58%
Birth Rate [+]202316.02‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017536.6
Crude death rate [+]20236.24‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.92chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202315.5%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024113,170,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020225,525
Emigrant stock [+]20206,094,307
HDI [+]20220.710
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202425º
Life expectancy [+]202369.83chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,400
Suicide rate [+]20153.37
Number of homicides [+]20234,995
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20234.35
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.41
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021138.5
Consumption GWh [+]2024111,628
Generation GWh [+]2024124,158
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202666,864
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,140,383
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/202378,443,970
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026590.83
Doses administered [+]03/19/2023189,317,150
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros