Belgium vs Netherlands: Productivity vs. educational attainment
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 vs. educational attainment 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 0.4 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.
Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 18.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 31.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 40.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 54.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Belgium |
| 2000s | 67.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 71.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 77.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 79.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 84.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 84.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.5169 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 84.8 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 Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Netherlands ranks 6th 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
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.