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
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
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
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	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
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.

Last Modified Date: June 12, 2012