Country at a Glance

Belgium

Belgium, selected international labor statistics, 2008–10
Indicator	Unit	Report	Time Series	2008	2009	2010
Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing
Hourly compensation costs	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	54.23	52.61	50.70
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	25.70	24.95	24.01
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	11.02	10.69	10.29
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	17.51	16.97	16.39
Productivity and unit labor costs in manufacturing
Productivity (output per hour)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	0.2	1.9	3.3
Output	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-1.0	-8.3	3.9
Hours worked	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	-1.1	-10.0	0.6
Unit labor costs in U.S. dollars	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	10.6	-1.4	-7.9
Labor market
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM		–	49.3	–
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		–	46.7	–
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP per capita	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	38,138	36,792	37,411
GDP per hour	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	58.48	57.74	58.52
GDP per employed person	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	91,705	89,505	90,839
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	4.5	-0.1	–
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)	Annual growth rate	HTM	XLS	4.5	0.0	–
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 23, 2011