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 |
52.27 |
50.72 |
54.77 |
Hourly pay for time worked |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
24.93 |
24.16 |
26.07 |
Hourly directly paid benefits |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
10.57 |
10.24 |
11.05 |
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
16.77 |
16.32 |
17.64 |
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing |
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Productivity (output per hour) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
108.8 |
113.2 |
113.4 |
Output |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
89.2 |
93.5 |
96.6 |
Hours worked |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
82.0 |
82.6 |
85.2 |
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
170.9 |
156.6 |
162.9 |
Labor market |
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Employment-population ratio - Total |
Percent of civilian working-age population |
HTM |
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– |
49.5 |
– |
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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– |
47.6 |
– |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
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GDP per capita |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
37,775 |
38,269 |
38,767 |
GDP per hour |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
59.07 |
59.86 |
60.17 |
GDP per employed person |
U.S. dollars |
HTM |
XLS |
91,566 |
92,844 |
93,317 |
Prices |
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
-0.1 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) |
Annual growth rate |
HTM |
XLS |
0.0 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.
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Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012
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