Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Belgium

Belgium: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.5 in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
73rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9574
in 1973
All-time low
0.5
in 2014
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Belgium, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9571974: 0.9571975: 0.9571976: 0.9571977: 0.9571978: 0.9571979: 0.6591980: 0.6591981: 0.6591982: 0.6591983: 0.6591984: 0.6591985: 0.6591986: 0.6591987: 0.6591988: 0.6591989: 0.6591990: 0.6591991: 0.6591992: 0.6591993: 0.6591994: 0.6591995: 0.6591996: 0.6591997: 0.6591998: 0.6591999: 0.6592000: 0.6592001: 0.6232002: 0.6232003: 0.6232004: 0.6232005: 0.6232006: 0.6232007: 0.6232008: 0.6232009: 0.6232010: 0.6232011: 0.6232012: 0.6052013: 0.6052014: 0.5

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.5 for labor market, s1 - firing costs in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Belgium peaked at 0.9574 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2014.

That places Belgium 73rd out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9148 0.6591 0.9574 7
1980s 0.6591 0.6591 0.6591 10
1990s 0.6591 0.6591 0.6591 10
2000s 0.6264 0.6228 0.6591 10
2010s 0.5911 0.5 0.6228 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 70 Spain 0.5375 compare
  2. 71 Uruguay 0.5218 compare
  3. 72 Belarus 0.5213 compare
  4. 73 Indonesia 0.5 compare
  5. 75 Argentina 0.4909 compare
  6. 76 Viet Nam 0.4827 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Belgium?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Belgium was 0.5 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9574 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2014.
How does Belgium rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Belgium ranks 73rd out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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, S1 - Firing costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Firing costs
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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