Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.3%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,587K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€110,685Mchart€15,231,399M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$119,803Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,911chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,233chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,579M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]201726,663chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]201730,110chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2017133.61%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2017€872chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2017$985chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2017-23,598chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2017-26,649chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2017-13.27%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]201738,666.3chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]201743,665.2chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20233.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.25%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,544.6
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,670.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.63%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023474.1chart265,631.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023512.6chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20171.54%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202333.04%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2017€1,265chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2017$1,429chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€0
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$0
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€55
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$59
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€17chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$18chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/09/2018C
S&P Rating [+]12/13/2013B-
Fitch Rating [+]06/27/2019WD
Corruption Index [+]202313
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019133º
Fragile States Index [+]202489.0
RTI Raking [+]2024118º
Innovation Ranking [+]2016120º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20186.4%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2016Q17.5%
Unemployed [+]2016Q11,062K
Human Capital Ranking [+]201794º
Markets
Euro / Venezuelan bolivar fuerte [+]01/30/2026435.4527
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/2026380.1546chart0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/2026237.43%chart5.20%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 202423.6%
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/01/202558.59%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020188º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20193,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.16
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020148.87
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]201614.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/202016.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202034.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2017427,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,195.0M
Exports [+]2023$7,780.0M
Exports % GDP [+]20237.60%
Imports [+]2023€10,122.1M
Imports [+]2023$10,945.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202310.69%
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,927.0M
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,710.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-3.09%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201576º
Density [+]202331chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024142º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017293.3
% Immigrant [+]20204.66%
% Emigrant [+]202019.04%
Birth Rate [+]202315.09‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,922.1
Crude death rate [+]20237.56‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.08chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20113.53‰
% risk of poverty [+]201533.1%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202328,300,854chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,324,193
Emigrant stock [+]20205,415,337
HDI [+]20220.699
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202191º
Life expectancy [+]202372.51chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015924
Suicide rate [+]20153.02
Number of homicides [+]20223,568
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202212.65
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.47
Annual crude oil production [+]2024863
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021303,806.0
Consumption GWh [+]202356,493
Generation GWh [+]202382,942
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20265,856
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026552,743
Fully vaccinated [+]02/03/202314,966,671
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026206.92
Doses administered [+]12/07/202237,860,990
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros