Country at a Glance
Belgium
Belgium, selected international labor statistics, 2009–11
Indicator |
Unit |
Report |
Time Series |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing |
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Hourly compensation costs |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
52.61 |
50.70 |
– |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
24.95 |
24.01 |
– |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
10.69 |
10.29 |
– |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
16.97 |
16.39 |
– |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
1.9 |
3.3 |
– |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-8.3 |
3.9 |
– |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-10.0 |
0.6 |
– |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-1.4 |
-7.9 |
– |
Labor market |
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Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
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49.3 |
– |
– |
Labor force participation rate |
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Labor force participation rate - Men |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
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60.8 |
– |
– |
Labor force participation rate - Women |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
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46.7 |
– |
– |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
36,792 |
37,411 |
– |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
57.74 |
58.52 |
– |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
89,505 |
90,839 |
– |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-0.1 |
– |
– |
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
0.0 |
– |
– |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.
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Last Modified Date: June 12, 2012
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