Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q413,532Kchart11,217K2024Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€563,963Mchart€15,152,764M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$610,118Mchart$16,401,049M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€53,020chart€43,0302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,851chart$47,8732024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€142,790Mchart€3,842,814M2024Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023176,135chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023190,455chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202331.50%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€16,693chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$18,050chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-4,547chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-4,917chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-0.80%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023267,031.2chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023288,740.8chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202135,816.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202148,440.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202113.53%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202351,572,725,372.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202253,395.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202219.01%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,973.9chart235,144.02023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,621.1chart254,191.52023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.06%chart3.22%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.40%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€25,307chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$27,364chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€3,439
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$4,054
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,902
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$5,109
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€752chart€6702023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$817chart$7422023Defence 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 [+]February 20258.9%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q47.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4438K
Average Wage [+]2023$48,206
Average Wage [+]2023€44,581
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]03/27/202510.8235
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/27/202510.0357chart0.927203/27/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/28/20252.66%
Risk Premium [+]03/28/2025-7
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/27/20253.61%chart10.41%03/27/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%
HICP [+]February 20252.8%chart2.3%February 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]February 20254.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/05/20252.25%chart2.65%03/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-3.0%
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) [+]202342.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€180,952.8M
Exports [+]2024$194,666.8M
Exports % GDP [+]202431.89%
Imports [+]2024€174,384.0M
Imports [+]2024$187,984.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202430.80%
Trade balance [+]2024€6,568.9M
Trade balance [+]2024$6,682.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.09%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20254.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]202320chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439º
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%
Birth Rate [+]20239.50‰chart8.57‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0
Crude death rate [+]20239.00‰chart11.19‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart1.452022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202310,551,707chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581
HDI [+]20220.952
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024
Life expectancy [+]202383.40chart81.702022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20221,295
Suicide rate [+]202212.22
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 [+]2023125,273
Generation GWh [+]2023163,199
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202427,399
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20242,755,181
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20242,596.64
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,817
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros