Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.9%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€176,227Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$190,687Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,285chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,719chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024158,111chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024171,085chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202489.72%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,190chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,534chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-30,328chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-32,817chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-17.21%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,597.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,903.8chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20229,138.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20229,612.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.49%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20217,218,651,559.4
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20218,541.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202110.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202460,765.7chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202465,751.8chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202454.01%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202471.27%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,329chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,602chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€264
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$279
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021€175
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021$193
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,822chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,972chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/30/2025Ca
S&P Rating [+]01/22/2026CCC+
Fitch Rating [+]08/17/2022CC
Corruption Index [+]202336
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201985º
Fragile States Index [+]202493.1
RTI Raking [+]202419º
Innovation Ranking [+]202460º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q110.1%
Unemployed [+]2017Q11,787K
NMW [+]2026$206.2
NMW [+]2026€173.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201724º
Markets
Euro / Hryvnias [+]02/06/202650.8972
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/202643.1405chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/05/20260.53%chart4.31%02/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 202412.0%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20257.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/30/202615.00%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202064º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202360,862
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20231.96
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,993
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020204.01
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202232.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200620.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202018.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,173,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€33,330.3M
Exports [+]2023$36,040.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202319.88%
Imports [+]2023€58,750.6M
Imports [+]2023$63,527.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202335.05%
Trade balance [+]2023€-25,420.3M
Trade balance [+]2023$-27,487.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-15.16%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201573º
Density [+]202363chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024159º
Crude divorce rate [+]20212.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,894.5
% Immigrant [+]202012.07%
% Emigrant [+]202014.82%
Birth Rate [+]20235.63‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,328.0
Crude death rate [+]202313.13‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20230.98chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20215.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202023.2%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202337,732,836chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20204,997,387
Emigrant stock [+]20206,139,144
HDI [+]20220.734
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202463º
Life expectancy [+]202373.42chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20159,024
Suicide rate [+]201521.19
Number of homicides [+]20211,673
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20213.78
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.17
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021395.0
Consumption GWh [+]202389,402
Generation GWh [+]2023102,569
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026109,936
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20265,554,752
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202315,741,036
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20262,913.54
Doses administered [+]12/23/202335,735,490
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros