Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,224Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€289,428Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$313,271Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€27,060chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$28,887chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€77,659Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024270,881chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024292,937chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202493.60%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€25,199chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$27,251chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20241,451chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20242,158chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024123,174.3chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024131,975.9chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202211,104.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202211,693.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.39%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202418,166,992,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202419,663,588,801.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,434.8chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,800.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.57%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.60%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,458chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,277chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,061
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,118
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,707
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,848
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€415chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$443chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/17/2023A3
S&P Rating [+]08/29/2025A+
Fitch Rating [+]10/28/2022BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202361
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201934º
Fragile States Index [+]202425.9
RTI Raking [+]202495º
Innovation Ranking [+]202431º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.6%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.8%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3327K
NMW [+]2026$1,260.8
NMW [+]2026€1,073.0
Average Wage [+]2024$24,449
Average Wage [+]2024€22,588
Human Capital Ranking [+]201743º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20263.14%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202638
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20269.97%chart4.09%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.2%
HICP [+]December 20252.4%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-3.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202039º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20253.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024403,673
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202217.62
Motor vehicle production [+]2023318,231
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021644.11
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201123.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202258.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,308,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€79,311.9M
Exports [+]2024$85,394.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202427.26%
Imports [+]2025€111,412.0M
Imports [+]2024$116,078.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202437.05%
Trade balance [+]2025€-32,099.8M
Trade balance [+]2024$-30,683.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-9.79%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201538º
Density [+]2024117chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,811.1
% Immigrant [+]20209.64%
% Emigrant [+]202020.02%
Birth Rate [+]20247.90‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,468.5
Crude death rate [+]202411.10‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,749,635chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,001,963
Emigrant stock [+]20202,081,419
HDI [+]20220.874
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202417º
Life expectancy [+]202482.70chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,046
Suicide rate [+]20239.83
Number of homicides [+]202275
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.58
Consumption GWh [+]202350,317
Generation GWh [+]202345,213
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202629,633
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20265,671,586
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/20238,909,769
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,756.65
Doses administered [+]09/29/202328,314,796
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros