Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.3%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,067Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,253,387Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,323,255Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€14,140chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$15,882chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€348,441Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024301,703chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024326,460chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202424.04%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,522chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,811chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-57,348chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-62,054chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.57%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024409,646.0chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024443,259.5chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202332,231.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202334,270.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.62%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202444,588,537,053.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202336,297.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.78%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202424,097.0chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202425,440.3chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20224.40%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.64%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,782chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,174chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€363
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$414
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€522
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$416
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€272chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$305chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]07/25/2025Ba3
S&P Rating [+]11/01/2024BB-
Fitch Rating [+]07/08/2022B
Corruption Index [+]202334
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201961º
Fragile States Index [+]202484.0
RTI Raking [+]202493º
Innovation Ranking [+]202437º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20258.6%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q33,057K
NMW [+]2025$665.2
NMW [+]2025€584.5
Average Wage [+]2024$17,287
Average Wage [+]2024€15,971
Human Capital Ranking [+]201775º
Markets
Euro / Turkish liras [+]01/22/202650.6678
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/202643.2637chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/202614.12%chart2.75%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 202280.2%
HICP [+]December 202530.9%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 202527.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/23/202637.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202034º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023967,341
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202315.09
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,468,393
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020223.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202323.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202240.8%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202250,453,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€219,315.6M
Exports [+]2024$237,382.8M
Exports % GDP [+]202417.50%
Imports [+]2024€296,606.4M
Imports [+]2024$321,040.8M
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%
Trade balance [+]2024€-77,290.7M
Trade balance [+]2024$-83,658.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.17%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 202513.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201575º
Density [+]2024109chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024139º
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,045.1
% Immigrant [+]20207.24%
% Emigrant [+]20204.08%
Birth Rate [+]202411.00‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,737.4
Crude death rate [+]20245.70‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.51chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20236.60‰
% risk of poverty [+]202422.2%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202485,664,944chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,052,652
Emigrant stock [+]20203,411,408
HDI [+]20220.855
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024127º
Life expectancy [+]202377.30chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20234,099
Suicide rate [+]20234.80
Number of homicides [+]20232,817
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20233.23
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.13
Annual crude oil production [+]2024102
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021366.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023294,807
Generation GWh [+]2023319,872
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025101,419
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202517,004,725
Fully vaccinated [+]11/22/202253,176,960
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,183.90
Doses administered [+]11/22/2022152,543,340
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros