Labour productivity growth in Belgium
Real output per hour worked in Belgium changed by 0.4% in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Belgium, 2025
0.4%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
−0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.9%
Position in 2025
28th of 32
Labour productivity growth in Belgium over time
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% change on previous year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.4%p (provisional) | 1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | 0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.5% | 0.4% |
| 2021 | -1.7% | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | 1.8% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| 2009 | -0.6%b (break in time series) | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | 1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | 2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | 2.0% |
Flags: b break in time series; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 1.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.0%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.3%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Real GDP growth
0.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
36.1 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in euro
€53,840p (Provisional) per person
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
116p (Provisional) (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
GDP in euro
640,853p (Provisional) million €
2025 · Eurostat
Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)
0.3%p (Provisional)
Q3 2026 · Eurostat