Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.9%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q36,345Kchart11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€130,208Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$140,934Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€23,850chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$26,127chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€34,386Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202477,735chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202481,118chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.70%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€14,344chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$14,968chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-7,157chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-7,474chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.50%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202461,806.4chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202466,778.0chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20225,118.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20225,396.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.02%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20248,899,303,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20249,632,427,581.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.10%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,618.2chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,833.9chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.30%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.50%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,405chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,322chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€938
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$993
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,641
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€480chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$525chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]05/19/2023A+
Fitch Rating [+]05/08/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202354
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201942º
Fragile States Index [+]202435.3
RTI Raking [+]2024109º
Innovation Ranking [+]202446º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.8%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3152K
NMW [+]2026$1,075.1
NMW [+]2026€915.0
Average Wage [+]2024$20,055
Average Wage [+]2024€18,529
Human Capital Ranking [+]201736º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/11/20260.8403chart0.840302/11/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%chart5.20%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.9%
HICP [+]December 20254.1%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202045º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-8.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024180,488
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202216.63
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,080,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021556.29
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202235.1%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20195,630,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€106,994.1M
Exports [+]2024$115,808.3M
Exports % GDP [+]202482.17%
Imports [+]2024€105,171.3M
Imports [+]2024$113,835.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202480.77%
Trade balance [+]2024€1,822.8M
Trade balance [+]2024$1,973.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.40%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-5.8%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201540º
Density [+]2024111chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202427º
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,100.5
% Immigrant [+]20203.61%
% Emigrant [+]20207.69%
Birth Rate [+]20248.50‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017872.8
Crude death rate [+]20249.90‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.49chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.5%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,419,451chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020197,161
Emigrant stock [+]2020419,651
HDI [+]20220.855
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202456º
Life expectancy [+]202478.60chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023345
Suicide rate [+]20236.30
Number of homicides [+]202362
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.12
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.40
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20219.0
Consumption GWh [+]202322,799
Generation GWh [+]202327,438
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202621,315
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,889,409
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20232,791,711
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,933.06
Doses administered [+]12/23/20237,222,380
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros