Country profile
Belgium
Europe · Capital: Brussels · Currency: Euro (EUR)
Belgium is a country in Europe, with its capital at Brussels. It has a GDP of $670.98B (2024), a population of 11.9M (2025), a GDP per capita of $56,582.
- GDP
- $670.98B
- GDP per capita
- $56,582
- Population
- 11.9M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $74,676
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Economy
- GDP
- $670.98B2024 · #22
- GDP per capita
- $56,5822024 · #20
- GDP growth
- 1.10%2024 · #164
- Inflation
- 3.14%2024 · #91
- Unemployment
- 5.91%2025 · #107
- Population
- 11.9M2025 · #81
- GDP (PPP)
- $891.76B2025 · #37
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $74,6762025 · #18
- Gini index
- 26.82023 · #12
- Government debt
- 109.2%2026 · #170
People
- Median age
- 42.0 yrs2024 · #47
- Fertility rate
- 1.4 children/woman2024 · #166
- Urbanization
- 87.7%2025 · #42
- Net migration
- +31,989/yr2025 · #27
- Life expectancy
- 82.3 yrs2024 · #31
- HDI
- 0.9512023 · #10
- Homicide rate
- 1.1 per 100k2021 · #52
Money
- Average wage (PPP)
- $6,342/mo2024 · #5
- Minimum wage
- $2,217/mo2024 · #8
- Minimum wage (PPP)
- $2,638/mo2024 · #7
- Corporate tax
- 25%2024 · #75
- Top income tax
- 60.45%2024 · #2
Figures
- Internet users
- 95.8%2024 · #20
- CO₂ per capita
- 7.3 t2024 · #31
- Area
- 30,528 km²#142
- Population density
- 391 /km²2025 · #28
- McDonald's
- 1282024 · #38
- Unicorn startups
- 72026-03 · #23
- Billionaires
- 112026 · #31
- Passport power
- 186 destinations2026 · #6
- Corruption index
- 69/1002024 · #22
- Military spending
- 1.3%2024 · #93
- Renewable energy
- 11.7%2021 · #138
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Belgium.
- 1Anheuser-Busch InBevBrewing industryRevenue · 2022 · ~$57.79B
- 2UmicoreMiningRevenue · 2024 · ~$16.08B
- 3Solvay S.A.Chemical industryRevenue · 2022 · ~$14.14B
- 4D'Ieteren GroupVehicle industryRevenue · 2024 · ~$8.83B
- 5KBC GroupInsurance industryRevenue · 2016 · ~$7.98B