Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.7%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q28,164Kchart11,494K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€67,418Mchart€15,231,314M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$72,972Mchart$16,406,127M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€31,700chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$34,346chart$47,8872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€17,395Mchart€3,937,869M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202444,905chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202448,579chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202466.60%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€21,074chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$22,798chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-637chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-682chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.90%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202431,334.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202433,898.6chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20223,003.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20223,164.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.08%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20245,752,537,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20246,226,430,998.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202214.95%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023856.1chart236,186.32023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023925.7chart254,283.82023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.83%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202446.50%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€14,705chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$15,909chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,424
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,502
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,708
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,932
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€404chart€6762023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$437chart$7422023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]06/06/2025AA
Fitch Rating [+]01/17/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202356
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201935º
Fragile States Index [+]202426.1
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]202434º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20253.1%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q23.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q233K
NMW [+]2025$1,449.1
NMW [+]2025€1,278.0
Average Wage [+]2024$30,042
Average Wage [+]2024€27,756
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/11/20250.8639chart0.863911/11/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/11/202545.44%chart17.60%11/11/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20253.1%
HICP [+]October 20253.1%chart2.1%October 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]September 20250.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202037º
IPI Year on Year [+]September 2025-1.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024101,463
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202226.42
Motor vehicle production [+]202360,881
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.90
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202438.6%
Standard VAT [+]07/01/201322.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202257.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,936,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€72,927.4M
Exports [+]2024$78,935.2M
Exports % GDP [+]2024108.17%
Imports [+]2024€78,047.4M
Imports [+]2024$84,476.9M
Imports % GDP [+]2024115.77%
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,120.0M
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,541.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-7.59%
Retail Sales YoY [+]September 20250.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201526º
Density [+]2024104chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017406.5
% Immigrant [+]202013.18%
% Emigrant [+]20207.60%
Birth Rate [+]20247.90‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017813.4
Crude death rate [+]202410.10‰chart10.55‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.51chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202413.2%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,130,850chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020277,964
Emigrant stock [+]2020160,197
HDI [+]20220.926
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202434º
Life expectancy [+]202482.30chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023364
Suicide rate [+]202316.90
Number of homicides [+]202312
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.81
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Consumption GWh [+]202312,787
Generation GWh [+]202315,067
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/20259,914
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20251,364,008
Fully vaccinated [+]07/05/20221,222,225
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20254,652.60
Doses administered [+]12/23/20233,028,400
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros