Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Belgium
Belgium: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation was 19.91 cur lcu in 2018. ▬ Flat
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Belgium, 2010–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in cur lcu.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Belgium is 19.91 cur lcu, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Belgium peaked at 19.91 cur lcu in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.92 cur lcu, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 53rd of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Belgium, year by year
| Year | cur lcu | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.92 cur lcu | — |
| 2014 | 19.9 cur lcu | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 19.11 cur lcu | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 19.11 cur lcu | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.47 cur lcu | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 19.91 cur lcu | +2.3% |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.56 cur lcu compare
- 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.56 cur lcu compare
- 52 South Africa 20 cur lcu compare
- 54 Brazil 19.56 cur lcu compare
- 55 State of Palestine 18.73 cur lcu
- 56 Ghana 17.3 cur lcu compare
More development goals data for Belgium
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Belgium?
- Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Belgium was 19.91 cur lcu in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.91 cur lcu in 2018.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.92 cur lcu in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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