Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.4%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€505,877Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$547,387Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€83,798chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$90,674chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024895,406chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024968,879chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024174.30%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€148,320chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$160,490chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,736chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,602chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.43%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202474,538.2chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202480,654.4chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,083.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,993.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.99%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202312,271.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202313,272.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.39%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,375.8chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,555.4chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202420.13%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202414.51%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€12,347chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$13,360chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,836
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$1,987
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,120
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,293
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,381chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,577chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/27/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]03/06/1995AAA
Fitch Rating [+]08/23/2019AAA
Corruption Index [+]202383
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202425.4
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q42.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q459K
Human Capital Ranking [+]201711º
Markets
Euro / Singapore dollars [+]01/16/20261.4962
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20261.2873chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20264.37%chart3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201976,476
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201915.94
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015146.95
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20087.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202022.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,344,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€440,443.5M
Exports [+]2023$476,251.5M
Exports % GDP [+]202394.25%
Imports [+]2023€391,610.0M
Imports [+]2023$423,447.9M
Imports % GDP [+]202383.80%
Trade balance [+]2023€48,833.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$52,803.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]202310.45%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20248,293chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
% Immigrant [+]202044.38%
% Emigrant [+]20206.13%
Birth Rate [+]20237.40‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,176.2
Crude death rate [+]20236.20‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20230.97chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,037,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,523,648
Emigrant stock [+]2020348,464
HDI [+]20220.949
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202448º
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015555
Suicide rate [+]201510.03
Number of homicides [+]20234
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.07
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.38
Consumption GWh [+]202356,672
Generation GWh [+]202356,841
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,024
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20253,006,155
Fully vaccinated [+]08/29/20235,248,693
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025335.27
Doses administered [+]08/29/202315,302,530
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros