Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2019Q46,168Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,145,787Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,239,805Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€32,458chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$35,122chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2019Q4€185,443Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024299,657chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024324,245chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202426.15%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€8,489chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$9,185chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-28,511chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-30,850chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-2.49%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024338,792.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024366,591.5chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202357,625.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202362,326.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202414.82%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202343,666.5
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202347,216.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202313.69%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202483,620.7chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202490,482.2chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202422.31%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.57%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,598chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,385chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€1,710
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$1,849
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,313
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,419
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,369chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,563chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]03/14/2025A+
Fitch Rating [+]04/05/2023A+
Corruption Index [+]202352
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201936º
Fragile States Index [+]202463.2
RTI Raking [+]2024130º
Innovation Ranking [+]202447º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q33.7%
Unemployed [+]2016Q2699K
NMW [+]2024$1,066.7
NMW [+]2024€971.2
Human Capital Ranking [+]201782º
Markets
Euro / Saudi riyals [+]01/14/20264.3691
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20263.7500chart0.860301/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20263.12%chart4.24%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]July 20252.1%
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202063º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023645,723
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202322.51
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015221.36
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]07/01/202015.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,638,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€295,957.1M
Exports [+]2023$320,018.4M
Exports % GDP [+]202326.27%
Imports [+]2023€191,380.6M
Imports [+]2023$206,939.8M
Imports % GDP [+]202316.99%
Trade balance [+]2023€104,576.6M
Trade balance [+]2023$111,227.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20239.28%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202416chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024102º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017286.5
% Immigrant [+]202042.64%
% Emigrant [+]20200.95%
Birth Rate [+]202316.42‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746,724.6
Crude death rate [+]20232.34‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.28chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202435,300,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202013,454,842
Emigrant stock [+]2020299,268
HDI [+]20220.875
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024126º
Life expectancy [+]202378.73chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,057
Suicide rate [+]20153.55
Number of homicides [+]2019285
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20190.94
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202317.15
Annual crude oil production [+]20249,232
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021258,600.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023383,512
Generation GWh [+]2023421,786
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20259,646
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025841,469
Fully vaccinated [+]04/25/202325,433,940
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025273.26
Doses administered [+]04/25/202368,534,630
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros