Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.3%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2021Q32,557Kchart11,494K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,008,424Mchart€15,231,314M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,173,225Mchart$16,406,127M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€13,744chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,871chart$47,8872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2021Q3€377,702Mchart€3,937,869M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024406,717chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024440,090chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202420.25%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,783chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,012chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-32,204chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-34,847chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024740,521.4chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024801,284.9chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202379,309.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202385,779.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20208.94%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022104,758.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022110,879.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202213.76%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023111,677.5chart236,186.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023120,788.2chart254,283.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202316.14%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202436.87%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,067chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,483chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€542
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$586
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€720
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$762
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€763chart€6762023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$826chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/06/2022Ca
S&P Rating [+]03/17/2022CC
Fitch Rating [+]03/08/2022C
Corruption Index [+]202326
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201943º
Fragile States Index [+]202481.6
RTI Raking [+]202444º
Innovation Ranking [+]202459º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20214.3%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q42.9%
Unemployed [+]2023Q42,202K
NMW [+]2024$214.5
NMW [+]2024€194.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201716º
Markets
Euro / Russian Rubles [+]11/07/202593.8365
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/07/202581.2257chart0.865011/07/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/07/2025-10.98%chart14.19%11/07/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 202216.7%
2.1%October 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/27/202516.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201931º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,049,917
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20239.01
Motor vehicle production [+]2023729,864
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020361.39
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201920.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202013.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201924,591,922chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€392,325.9M
Exports [+]2023$424,222.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202320.60%
Imports [+]2023€280,492.9M
Imports [+]2023$303,297.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202314.73%
Trade balance [+]2023€111,833.0M
Trade balance [+]2023$120,129.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20235.87%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201565º
Density [+]20249chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024156º
Crude divorce rate [+]20184.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20178,026.3
% Immigrant [+]20207.88%
% Emigrant [+]20207.28%
Birth Rate [+]20238.60‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201716,503.1
Crude death rate [+]202312.10‰chart10.55‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.41chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20186.10‰
% risk of poverty [+]202111.0%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024146,135,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202011,636,911
Emigrant stock [+]202010,756,697
HDI [+]20220.821
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202181º
Life expectancy [+]202373.25chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201917,192
Suicide rate [+]201911.60
Number of homicides [+]202411,327
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20216.77
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202314.45
Annual crude oil production [+]20249,892
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202180,000.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,010,632
Generation GWh [+]20231,123,740
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025404,290
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/202524,901,467
Fully vaccinated [+]09/27/202379,702,396
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20252,766.55
Doses administered [+]09/26/2023187,374,510
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros