Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.4%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€30,327Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$32,816Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,625chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,759chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202438,950chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202442,146chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024128.43%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,087chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,259chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-4,069chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-4,403chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-13.42%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,174.7chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,009.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,749.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,892.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202520.91%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023261.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023283.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.77%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024475.1chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024514.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.43%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.55%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€545chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$590chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€96
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$104
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€14
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$16
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€25chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$28chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/10/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025CCC+
Corruption Index [+]202343
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019114º
Fragile States Index [+]202474.2
Innovation Ranking [+]202492º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2019Q43.8%
Unemployed [+]2019Q4177K
NMW [+]2023$95.4
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017128º
Markets
0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020123º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,320
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.34
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201545.27
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201818.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202040.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20171,365,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€4,913.3M
Exports [+]2023$5,312.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202317.31%
Imports [+]2023€10,232.2M
Imports [+]2023$11,064.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202336.05%
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,318.9M
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,751.4M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-18.74%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202495chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202485º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,237.7
% Immigrant [+]20201.64%
% Emigrant [+]20204.14%
Birth Rate [+]202329.42‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017244.5
Crude death rate [+]20235.58‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.82chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202137.5%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202418,661,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020274,929
Emigrant stock [+]2020693,765
HDI [+]20220.517
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024109º
Life expectancy [+]202368.68chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015918
Suicide rate [+]20156.30
Number of homicides [+]201539
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20150.27
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.65
Annual crude oil production [+]202436
Consumption GWh [+]20237,547
Generation GWh [+]20238,044
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20251,972
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202589,437
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/20231,548,665
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025105.67
Doses administered [+]12/31/20233,182,308
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros