Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Belgium
Belgium: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 48.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Belgium, 2004–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Belgium is 48.2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Belgium peaked at 48.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.2, in 2004.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.2 | — |
| 2005 | 29.57 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.43 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 31.64 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 32.74 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 33.94 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 34.73 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 35.72 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 38 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 38.6 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 40.5 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 41 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 43.5 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 47.1 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 48.2 | +2.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 48.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 48.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.25 | 29.2 | 33.94 | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.76 | 34.73 | 38.6 | 4 |
| 2020s | 44.06 | 40.5 | 48.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 19 Romania 68.5 compare
- 20 Switzerland 63.62 compare
- 21 Luxembourg 56.8 compare
- 23 Netherlands 47.9 compare
- 24 Austria 46.3 compare
- 25 Canada 45.95 compare
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Belgium?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Belgium was 48.2 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2 in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.