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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	54.76	52.19
Hourly pay for time worked	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	24.16	26.07	24.86
Hourly directly paid benefits	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	10.24	11.05	10.54
Hourly social insurance expenditures and labor-related taxes	U.S. dollars	HTM	XLS	16.32	17.64	16.79
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: August 21, 2013