Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.5%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q414,390Kchart11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€593,698Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$668,999Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€55,620chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$63,363chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€152,353Mchart€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,902chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,215.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,168.7chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,749chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,051chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAA
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAA
Corruption Index [+]202382
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6
RTI Raking [+]202441º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20268.0%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478K
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]03/09/202610.6945
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/05/20269.2000chart0.865403/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/09/20262.71%
Risk Premium [+]03/09/2026-16
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/09/20265.05%chart-1.05%03/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.1%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20254.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€184,635.0M
Exports [+]2025$208,633.9M
Exports % GDP [+]202531.10%
Imports [+]2025€177,981.1M
Imports [+]2025$201,115.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202529.98%
Trade balance [+]2025€6,653.9M
Trade balance [+]2025$7,518.8M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20251.12%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20263.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]202420chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439º
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.43chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202515.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581
HDI [+]20220.952
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370
Suicide rate [+]202312.60
Number of homicides [+]2023121
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43
Annual crude oil production [+]19950
Consumption GWh [+]2024126,661
Generation GWh [+]2024169,524
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202629,301
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20262,785,050
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,767.45
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros