Belgium vs Brazil: Average hourly earnings of employees
Average hourly earnings of employees over time
- Belgium
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 20.97 against 19.91 in Belgium, a difference of 1.06.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 55th and Brazil ranks 53rd of 73 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 251.81 | 204.5 | 47.31 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 19.5 | 11.69 | 7.81 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees, Belgium or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 20.97 against 19.91 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees between Belgium and Brazil?
- 1.06, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Brazil?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Brazil rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees?
- Belgium ranks 55th and Brazil ranks 53rd of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average hourly earnings of employees (Local currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are converted to U.S. dollars as the common currency, using exchange rates or using purchasing power parity (PPP) rates for private consumption expenditures. The latter series allows for international comparisons by taking account of the differences in relative prices between countries. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.