Austria vs Belgium: Productivity vs. educational attainment

Austria
84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Belgium
84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Austria rank
5th
Belgium rank
8th

Productivity vs. educational attainment over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Belgium, a difference of 0.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Austria ranks 5th and Belgium ranks 8th of 130 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1950s 10.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 13.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 3.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Belgium
1960s 15.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 19.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 3.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Belgium
1970s 24.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 31.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Belgium
1980s 31.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 40.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 9.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Belgium
1990s 45.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 54.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 8.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Belgium
2000s 60.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 67.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 7.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Belgium
2010s 72.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 77.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 4.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Belgium
2020s 85.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 84.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 1.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Austria or Belgium?
Austria, at 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Austria and Belgium?
0.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
Austria ranks 5th and Belgium ranks 8th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Productivity vs. educational attainment
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

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.