Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.3%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q412,865Kchart11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025€3,545,339Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$3,999,625Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€51,935chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$58,590chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€878,215Mchart€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812.3
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AA
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8
RTI Raking [+]202443º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.2%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723º
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]03/13/20260.8650
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20260.7544chart0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20264.83%
Risk Premium [+]03/13/2026185
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20263.96%chart-0.55%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20263.0%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202434.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1M
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2M
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1M
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434º
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510
HDI [+]20220.940
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414º
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867
Suicide rate [+]20218.80
Number of homicides [+]2020673
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2024274,594
Generation GWh [+]2024267,980
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026232,112
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202625,110,923
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20263,400.16
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros