Labor market, Overall in Belgium

Belgium: Labor market, Overall was 0.5942 in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5942
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
67th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9585
in 1973
All-time low
0.5942
in 2014
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, Overall in Belgium, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9591974: 0.931975: 0.931976: 0.8911977: 0.8911978: 0.8911979: 0.7331980: 0.7331981: 0.7331982: 0.7331983: 0.7331984: 0.7371985: 0.7371986: 0.7371987: 0.7371988: 0.7341989: 0.7341990: 0.7341991: 0.7341992: 0.7341993: 0.7341994: 0.7221995: 0.7221996: 0.7221997: 0.7221998: 0.7221999: 0.7222000: 0.7222001: 0.7132002: 0.7132003: 0.7132004: 0.7132005: 0.7132006: 0.7132007: 0.7132008: 0.7132009: 0.7132010: 0.7132011: 0.7132012: 0.6892013: 0.6892014: 0.594

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.5942 for labor market, overall in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, overall in Belgium peaked at 0.9585 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5942, in 2014.

Belgium ranks 67th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8891 0.733 0.9585 7
1980s 0.7348 0.733 0.737 10
1990s 0.7266 0.7218 0.7338 10
2000s 0.7139 0.7131 0.7218 10
2010s 0.6796 0.5942 0.7131 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 64 Latvia 0.6011 compare
  2. 65 Philippines 0.5972 compare
  3. 66 Mozambique 0.5963 compare
  4. 68 Albania 0.5908 compare
  5. 69 Finland 0.5904 compare
  6. 70 Azerbaijan 0.589 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, overall in Belgium?
Labor market, overall in Belgium was 0.5942 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, overall recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9585 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, overall recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5942 in 2014.
How does Belgium rank for labor market, overall?
Belgium ranks 67th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, overall rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, Overall
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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