Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€486,591Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$526,518Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,925chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,493chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023295,729chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023319,854chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202362.32%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€4,214chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$4,557chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-9,375chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-10,140chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.98%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023108,369.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023117,209.7chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,026.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202313,007.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202512.62%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202317,366,507,782.1
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318,233.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,249.2chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,679.9chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.54%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.84%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€1,544chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$1,670chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€171
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$185
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€242
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$254
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€75chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$81chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/29/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]08/26/2004BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]03/17/2020BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202335
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201940º
Fragile States Index [+]202466.2
RTI Raking [+]202491º
Innovation Ranking [+]202441º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q10.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q1311K
NMW [+]2024$260.9
NMW [+]2024€236.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201740º
Markets
Euro / Thai Bahts [+]01/16/202636.5350
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202631.3800chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20261.26%chart3.98%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/27/20232.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202021º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023406,501
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202311.05
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,841,663
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020283.28
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202216.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20067.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021511,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€263,166.4M
Exports [+]2023$284,561.8M
Exports % GDP [+]202355.17%
Imports [+]2023€267,968.5M
Imports [+]2023$289,754.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202356.18%
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,802.1M
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,192.5M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.01%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201534º
Density [+]2024140chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202476º
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,728.6
% Immigrant [+]20205.20%
% Emigrant [+]20201.56%
Birth Rate [+]20238.25‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,176.2
Crude death rate [+]20238.89‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20225.4%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202471,668,011chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,632,496
Emigrant stock [+]20201,086,985
HDI [+]20220.803
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202465º
Life expectancy [+]202376.41chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201510,863
Suicide rate [+]201515.81
Number of homicides [+]20171,787
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20172.58
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.94
Annual crude oil production [+]2024152
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021252.8
Consumption GWh [+]2023215,281
Generation GWh [+]2023196,172
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202534,993
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20255,419,906
Fully vaccinated [+]09/30/202253,486,090
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025488.27
Doses administered [+]09/30/2022142,635,000
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros