Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q425,648Kchart11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€925,875Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$1,046,220Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€102,295chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$115,591chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€232,137Mchart€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,942chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,891chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202343,954.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202334,580.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.65%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,434.8chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,722.8chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.27%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,157chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,085chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,930
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,898
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€714chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$751chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202382
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2
RTI Raking [+]202487º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20255.1%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3261K
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]03/10/20260.9027
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/20260.7760chart0.859003/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/10/20260.36%
Risk Premium [+]03/10/2026-250
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/10/2026-1.42%chart1.59%03/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.1%
HICP [+]December 20250.2%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-1.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202036º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-10.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€490,446.4M
Exports [+]2025$554,194.6M
Exports % GDP [+]202552.97%
Imports [+]2025€442,364.7M
Imports [+]2025$499,863.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202547.78%
Trade balance [+]2025€48,081.7M
Trade balance [+]2025$54,331.4M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20255.19%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 2026-1.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]2024219chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.29chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,051,029chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623
HDI [+]20220.967
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420º
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023
Suicide rate [+]202311.20
Number of homicides [+]202353
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87
Consumption GWh [+]202456,378
Generation GWh [+]202475,066
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202614,170
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20264,491,241
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,565.57
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros