GDP per person employed in Belgium
Belgium: GDP per person employed was 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Belgium, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per person employed in Belgium stood at 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Belgium peaked at 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 112,809 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
Belgium ranks 11th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118,377 constant 2021 PPP $ | 112,809 constant 2021 PPP $ | 124,974 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 133,370 constant 2021 PPP $ | 125,481 constant 2021 PPP $ | 138,170 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 140,059 constant 2021 PPP $ | 136,321 constant 2021 PPP $ | 142,676 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,413 constant 2021 PPP $ | 136,668 constant 2021 PPP $ | 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Belgium
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 31.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 33.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Belgium?
- Gdp per person employed in Belgium was 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,809 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for gdp per person employed?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.