Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 69/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 80.1/100 #18
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.889
- HDI
- 0.951
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Belgium | Philippe of Belgium |
| Prime Minister of Belgium | Bart De Wever |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 1.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 5.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.3% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
58th pct
Rule of law (2023)
88th pct
Corruption control (2023)
89th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
81th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
86th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
93th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 69 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.889
- Liberal
- 0.794
- Participatory
- 0.633
- Deliberative
- 0.775
- Egalitarian
- 0.821
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 80.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #18 / 180
- Rank change
- -2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #19
- 79.2
- Economic #14
- 69.2
- Legal #31
- 79.9
- Social #18
- 81.8
- Safety #37
- 90.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.1 | 18 | 79.2 | 69.2 | 79.9 | 81.8 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 81.5 | 16 | 82.0 | 71.4 | 79.5 | 86.5 | 88.1 |
| 2023 | 76.5 | 31 | 79.1 | 62.1 | 78.3 | 82.4 | 80.5 |
| 2022 | 78.9 | 23 | 75.0 | 71.2 | 79.3 | 87.4 | 81.4 |
| 2021 | 88.3 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2020 | 87.4 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 87.9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 86.8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 87.3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2016 | 85.8 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 88.0 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 87.2 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 87.1 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -2.0 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 4.0 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 2.5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 1.5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 4.0 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 4.0 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |