Country at a Glance

Belgium

Belgium, selected international labor statistics, 2010–12
Indicator	Unit	Report	Time Series	2010	2011	2012
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing
Hourly compensation costs	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	50.72	54.77	–
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	24.16	26.07	–
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	10.24	11.05	–
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	16.32	17.64	–
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	113.2	113.4	–
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	93.5	96.6	–
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	82.6	85.2	–
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	156.6	162.9	–
Labor market
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		49.5	–	–
Labor force participation rate
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		60.8	–	–
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		47.6	–	–
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	38,269	38,767	–
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	59.86	60.17	–
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	92,844	93,317	–
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	2.2	3.5	2.8
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	2.3	3.5	2.6
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: June 13, 2013