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Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth in Belgium

Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth in Belgium was 0.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

20250.4% Provisional
Change on 2024-0.6 pts
Rank22nd of 26EU countries ranked
Series high3.72020
Series low-1.72021

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Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth in Belgium, 2000 to 2025

-202420002004200820122016202020252000: 0.8 %2001: 0.2 %2002: 0.7 %2003: 0.8 %2004: 3.2 %2005: 1.5 %2006: 0.5 %2007: 1.8 %2008: -0.6 %2009: -0.6 %2010: 1.1 %2011: -0.4 %2012: 0.1 %2013: 0.6 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1 %2016: -0.1 %2017: -0.2 %2018: 0.2 %2019: 0.9 %2020: 3.7 %2021: -1.7 %2022: -0.5 %2023: 0.7 %2024: 1 %2025: 0.4 %-202420002009201820252000: 0.8 %2001: 0.2 %2002: 0.7 %2003: 0.8 %2004: 3.2 %2005: 1.5 %2006: 0.5 %2007: 1.8 %2008: -0.6 %2009: -0.6 %2010: 1.1 %2011: -0.4 %2012: 0.1 %2013: 0.6 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1 %2016: -0.1 %2017: -0.2 %2018: 0.2 %2019: 0.9 %2020: 3.7 %2021: -1.7 %2022: -0.5 %2023: 0.7 %2024: 1 %2025: 0.4 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Labour productivity and unit labour costs, real labour productivity per hour worked, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-16.
All 26 values
Period%
20250.4 Provisional
20241
20230.7
2022-0.5
2021-1.7
20203.7
20190.9
20180.2
2017-0.2
2016-0.1
20151
20141.6
20130.6
20120.1
2011-0.4
20101.1
2009-0.6 Series break
2008-0.6
20071.8
20060.5
20051.5
20043.2
20030.8
20020.7
20010.2
20000.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Belgium0.4
European Union (27)1.4

Belgium compared with nearby places

Austria: 0 %Belgium: 0.4 %Bulgaria: 1.9 %Cyprus: 1.4 %Czechia: 1.8 %Germany: 1.1 %Denmark: 2.9 %Estonia: 1.9 %Spain: 0.6 %Finland: 1.5 %France: 1.5 %Greece: 2.1 %Hungary: 0.5 %Ireland: 6.2 %Italy: -0.5 %Lithuania: 2.9 %Luxembourg: 0.9 %Latvia: 2.7 %Malta: -0.3 %Netherlands: 2.1 %Poland: 4.3 %Portugal: 0.2 %Romania: 2 %Sweden: 2.4 %Slovenia: 2.7 %Slovakia: 1.6 %
  • Under -0.4
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  • 0 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 2.1
  • 2.1 and over
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Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth, 2025, %. Belgium is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Percentage change from the previous year in real labour productivity per hour worked: gross domestic product in chain-linked volumes divided by total hours worked by all employed people.

From the national accounts (ESA 2010). Ireland's GDP, and with it its productivity, is inflated and made volatile by the activities of multinational companies, notably the move of intellectual property to Ireland in 2015.

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Eurostat. Labour productivity and unit labour costs, real labour productivity per hour worked, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Labour productivity and unit labour costs, real labour productivity per hour worked, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc) (Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth, Belgium, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table

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Labour productivity and unit labour costs, real labour productivity per hour worked, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc), Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth, Belgium, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/real-labour-productivity-per-hour-growth/belgium. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Labour productivity and unit labour costs, real labour productivity per hour worked, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc). Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth, Belgium, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/real-labour-productivity-per-hour-growth/belgium.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Labour productivity and unit labour costs, real labour productivity per hour worked, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc), Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth, Belgium, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_lp_ulc/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/real-labour-productivity-per-hour-growth/belgium (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth in Belgium?

Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth in Belgium was 0.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 26 EU countries in 2025.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Labour productivity and unit labour costs, real labour productivity per hour worked, percentage change on previous period (nama_10_lp_ulc). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth in Belgium?

3.7% in 2020, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth elsewhere in European Union (27)

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