Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.8%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q319,568Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€27,076,281Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$29,184,900Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,612chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,145chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,655,137Mchart€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202433,120,182chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202435,837,858chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024122.32%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€97,383chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$105,374chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,174,582chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-2,353,017chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.03%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,266,750.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,109,189.0chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,330,677.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,399,802.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202213.97%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20243,857,639,616,400.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,175,431,968,000.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.02%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024925,796.8chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024997,895.1chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.11%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.92%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€30,187chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$32,664chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,981
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,195
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€11,458
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$12,402
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,722chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,945chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2025Aa1
S&P Rating [+]08/05/2011AA+
Fitch Rating [+]03/26/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202369
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202444.5
RTI Raking [+]202478º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.4%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.9%
Unemployed [+]2024Q46,597K
NMW [+]2025$1,257.0
NMW [+]2025€1,108.6
Average Wage [+]2024$82,933
Average Wage [+]2024€65,250
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / United States dollars [+]01/22/20261.1706
0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/22/20264.25%
Risk Premium [+]01/22/2026137
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/20262.11%chart2.75%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.7%
HICP [+]December 20242.6%chart1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/11/20253.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2019
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.7%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20252,755,548
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202548.93
Motor vehicle production [+]202310,611,555
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020872.41
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202325.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202246.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202250,870,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,868,682.0M
Exports [+]2023$2,020,605.8M
Exports % GDP [+]20237.27%
Imports [+]2023€2,933,946.5M
Imports [+]2023$3,172,476.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202311.41%
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,065,264.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,152,972.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.14%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]202435chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024132º
Crude divorce rate [+]20163.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,621.0
% Immigrant [+]202015.28%
% Emigrant [+]20200.90%
Birth Rate [+]202310.70‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017148,488.7
Crude death rate [+]20239.20‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20166.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202410.6%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024340,102,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202050,632,836
Emigrant stock [+]20202,996,223
HDI [+]20220.927
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202443º
Life expectancy [+]202378.39chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202249,414
Suicide rate [+]202214.80
Number of homicides [+]202319,796
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20235.76
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202313.83
Annual crude oil production [+]202413,235
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144,418.0
Consumption GWh [+]20234,084,578
Generation GWh [+]20234,256,677
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,232,488
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025103,436,829
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/2023230,637,348
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20253,623.88
Doses administered [+]05/10/2023676,728,782
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros