Compensation of employees in Belgium

Belgium: Compensation of employees was 15.04 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.04 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
106th
of 156 countries
All-time high
15.04 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
6.71 billion current LCU
in 1996
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Compensation of employees in Belgium, 1995–2024

05.0B10.0B15.0B1995200920241995: 6.7B current LCU1996: 6.7B current LCU1997: 6.9B current LCU1998: 7.0B current LCU1999: 7.3B current LCU2000: 7.5B current LCU2001: 7.8B current LCU2002: 8.0B current LCU2003: 8.2B current LCU2004: 8.1B current LCU2005: 8.6B current LCU2006: 8.9B current LCU2007: 9.2B current LCU2008: 9.7B current LCU2009: 9.9B current LCU2010: 10.0B current LCU2011: 10.3B current LCU2012: 10.5B current LCU2013: 10.7B current LCU2014: 11.5B current LCU2015: 11.1B current LCU2016: 11.2B current LCU2017: 11.3B current LCU2018: 11.4B current LCU2019: 11.5B current LCU2020: 11.6B current LCU2021: 12.0B current LCU2022: 13.1B current LCU2023: 14.2B current LCU2024: 15.0B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, compensation of employees in Belgium stood at 15.04 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Belgium peaked at 15.04 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.71 billion current LCU, in 1996.

Belgium ranks 106th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.94 billion current LCU 6.71 billion current LCU 7.35 billion current LCU 5
2000s 8.59 billion current LCU 7.50 billion current LCU 9.94 billion current LCU 10
2010s 10.95 billion current LCU 10.02 billion current LCU 11.52 billion current LCU 10
2020s 13.21 billion current LCU 11.64 billion current LCU 15.04 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 103 Vanuatu 17.35 billion current LCU compare
  2. 104 Trinidad and Tobago 16.98 billion current LCU compare
  3. 105 Niger 16.84 billion current LCU
  4. 107 Switzerland 10.32 billion current LCU compare
  5. 108 Ecuador 10.10 billion current LCU compare
  6. 109 Belarus 10.02 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Belgium?
Compensation of employees in Belgium was 15.04 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 15.04 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 6.71 billion current LCU in 1996.
How does Belgium rank for compensation of employees?
Belgium ranks 106th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
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Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.