Belgium vs Netherlands: Productivity: output per hour worked

Belgium

84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Netherlands

84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Belgium rank

8th

Netherlands rank

6th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Belgium, a difference of 0.3975 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 130 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.