Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q36,705Kchart11,091K2024Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€284,862Mchart€15,152,764M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$289,114Mchart$15,780,687M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€26,670chart€43,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$27,835chart$46,0622023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€72,839Mchart€3,842,814M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023261,849chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023284,548chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202397.90%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€24,610chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$26,744chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20233,247chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20233,455chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20231.20%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023113,361.7chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023121,600.1chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20219,980.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202112,222.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20219.71%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202316,383,056,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202317,714,998,452.8
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202214.81%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20234,062.4chart235,084.62023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20234,392.5chart254,191.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.44%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202342.40%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,655chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$11,429chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€959
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,145
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,565
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,692
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€384chart€6702023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$423chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/17/2023A3
S&P Rating [+]03/01/2024A-
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 [+]January 20256.2%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q46.7%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4368K
NMW [+]2025$1,054.5
NMW [+]2025€1,015.0
Average Wage [+]2023$25,642
Average Wage [+]2023€23,714
Human Capital Ranking [+]201743º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/14/20250.9184chart0.918403/14/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/14/20253.38%
Risk Premium [+]03/14/202551
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/14/20256.18%chart11.13%03/14/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20252.4%
HICP [+]February 20252.4%chart2.4%February 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-0.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202039º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-3.5%
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) [+]202337.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201123.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202258.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,308,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€79,284.7M
Exports [+]2023$83,856.8M
Exports % GDP [+]202328.92%
Imports [+]2024€107,171.3M
Imports [+]2023$113,440.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202339.32%
Trade balance [+]2024€-27,886.7M
Trade balance [+]2023$-29,574.2M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-10.40%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20255.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201538º
Density [+]2023115chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
Crude divorce rate [+]20221.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,811.1
% Immigrant [+]20209.64%
% Emigrant [+]202020.02%
Birth Rate [+]20238.10‰chart8.57‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,468.5
Crude death rate [+]202311.20‰chart11.19‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart1.452022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20223.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202317.0%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202310,639,726chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,001,963
Emigrant stock [+]20202,081,419
HDI [+]20220.874
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202417º
Life expectancy [+]202382.50chart81.702022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,029
Suicide rate [+]20229.78
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 [+]08/04/202428,809
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20245,664,109
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/20238,909,769
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,707.68
Doses administered [+]09/29/202328,314,797
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros