SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Belgium
Belgium: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 19.91 in 2018. ▬ Flat
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Belgium, 2010–2018
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Belgium is 19.91, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Belgium peaked at 19.91 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.92, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 51st of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.92 | — |
| 2014 | 19.9 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 19.11 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 19.11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.47 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 19.91 | +2.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 19.91 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.71, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 19.91 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.67, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Belgium?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Belgium was 19.91 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.91 in 2018.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.92 in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Belgium ranks 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to 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 also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.