Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart1.4%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,716K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€24,330Mchart€15,820,592M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$26,326Mchart$17,876,953M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,151chart€44,9502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,246chart$52,1812025GDP per capita [+]
€4,014,034M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202427,965chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202430,260chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024114.94%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,323chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,432chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-808chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-874chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.32%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,198.6chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,707.2chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,038.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,123.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.51%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023620.3
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023671.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20238.89%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024324.2chart265,685.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024350.8chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.75%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202425.48%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€293chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$317chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€51
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$55
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€30
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$32
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€15chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$17chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025CCC+
Fitch Rating [+]11/18/2020RD
Corruption Index [+]202337
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019120º
Fragile States Index [+]202481.2
RTI Raking [+]202473º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024116º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q44.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q4361K
NMW [+]2024$0.1
NMW [+]2024€0.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201780º
Markets
Euro / Zambian kwacha [+]03/16/202622.3589
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/202619.4773chart0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/20264.21%chart-0.55%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
1.9%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]02/11/202613.50%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202085º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,094
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.18
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201522.77
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202417.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200816.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202037.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021554,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€9,646.9M
Exports [+]2023$10,431.2M
Exports % GDP [+]202337.83%
Imports [+]2023€9,364.2M
Imports [+]2023$10,125.5M
Imports % GDP [+]202336.73%
Trade balance [+]2023€282.7M
Trade balance [+]2023$328.2M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20231.11%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201590º
Density [+]202428chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202457º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201742.2
% Immigrant [+]20200.99%
% Emigrant [+]20201.06%
Birth Rate [+]202333.08‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.0
Crude death rate [+]20235.21‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.10chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202260.0%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202421,135,000chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020187,955
Emigrant stock [+]2020200,700
HDI [+]20220.569
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202492º
Life expectancy [+]202366.35chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,038
Suicide rate [+]20156.39
Number of homicides [+]2015853
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20155.20
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.40
Consumption GWh [+]202415,542
Generation GWh [+]202419,717
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20264,078
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026349,892
Fully vaccinated [+]05/22/20239,213,802
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/2026192.95
Doses administered [+]12/31/202313,615,707
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros