Belgium

Kingdom of Belgium

BE / BEL Europe Europe

11.8M

Population

$664.6B

GDP

687

Payment BINs

Issuers

General Information

Capital Brussels

Continent Europe

Region Europe

Subregion Europe

Currency euros (EUR)

Languages Dutch (official) 60% French (official) 40% German (official) less than 1%

Timezones UTC+1

Area 30,528 km²

Map Reference Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands

Borders France Germany Luxembourg Netherlands

Demographics

Population (2023) 11,787,423

Density 386.1 per km²

Urban Population 98.2%

Median Age 42.0 years

Life Expectancy 82.3 years

Major Cities BRUSSELS Antwerp

Economy

GDP (2024) $664.6B

GDP Per Capita (2023) $53,635

Inflation (2024) 3.1%

Unemployment (2024) 5.5%

Public Debt 92.5% of GDP

Exchange Rate (2024) 0.924 to USD

Financial Markets

Stock Exchanges 23

Listed Equities 352

Dominant Currency EUR

Primary Index ABI5L INDEX (ABI5L.BR)

Card Brands (Top 5)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

#	Issuer	BINs
1	ALPHA CARD S.C.R.L. - BELGIUM CARE CONS	90
2	EUROPAY BELGIUM S.C.R.L.	59
3	ING BELGIUM	41
4	BNP PARIBAS FORTIS	40
5	KBC BANKVERZEKERINGSHOLDING (KBC BANK N.V.)	34
6	MASTERCARD EUROPE	28
7	BELFIUS BANK N.V. / BELFIUS BANQUE, S.A.	26
8	VISA BELGIUM	22
9	AMERICAN EXPRESS IDC CARS	21
10	DC BELGIUM	18

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Top Stock Exchanges

#	Exchange	Listings	Code	Currency
1	Euronext Brussels	127	BRU	EUR
2	Frankfurt Stock Exchange	68	FRA	EUR
3	OTC Bulletin Board	41	PNK	USD
4	London Stock Exchange (international)	24	LSE	EUR
5	Vienna Stock Exchange	18	VIE	EUR

Main Exports

1. refined petroleum

2. natural gas

3. vaccines

4. cars

5. packaged medicine (2023)

Main Imports

1. cars

2. natural gas

3. vaccines

4. packaged medicine

5. crude petroleum (2023)