www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/belgium.htm

2015 OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY OF BELGIUM

CHARTBOOK: BASIC STATISTICS This chartbook compares Belgium to other OECD countries

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INCOME: Belgium’s GDP per capita is above the OECD average

Belgium • GDP per capita: USD 41 923

OECD average • GDP per capita: USD 37 022

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POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: Belgium has more elderly people and less youth than the OECD average

Belgium • 17.8% are over 65 years old • 17.1% are under 15 years old

OECD average • 15.6% are over 65 years old • 18.2% are under 15 years old

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LENGTH OF LIFE: Life expectancy in Belgium is close to the OECD average

Belgium (2012) • Life expectancy: 80.5 years-old

OECD average (2012) • Life expectancy: 80.2 years-old

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HEALTH CARE: Belgium spends more on health care than the OECD average

Belgium (2012) • 10.9% of GDP

OECD average (2012) • 9.2% of GDP

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WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT: In Belgium, women represent a higher share of Parliament than in most OECD countries

Belgium • 42% of women in Parliament

OECD average • 27% of women in Parliament

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EDUCATION: Belgium spends more than the OECD average on education (as % of GDP)

Belgium • 4.4% of GDP

OECD average • 3.9% of GDP

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EDUCATION: the PISA scores for Belgium are above the OECD average

Belgium • Reading: 509 • Mathematics: 515 • Science: 505

OECD average • Reading: 496 • Mathematics: 494 • Science: 501 8

R&D: Belgium spends slightly less than the OECD average on research and development (as % of GDP)

Belgium (2012) • 2.2% of GDP

OECD average (2012) • 2.4% of GDP

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PENSIONS: Belgium spends more than the OECD average on pensions (as % of GDP)

Belgium (2011) • 10.4% of GDP

OECD average (2011) • 8.7% of GDP

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DEBT: Belgium’s general government net financial debt is higher than the OECD average (as % of GDP)

Belgium • 90.0% of GDP

OECD average • 69.6% of GDP

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HOURS WORKED: those holding a job in Belgium work less hours per year than the OECD average

Belgium • 1 570 hours per year

OECD average • 1 771 hours per year

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EMPLOYMENT: Belgium’s employment rate for women is close to the OECD average. The rate for men is lower than the OECD average.

Belgium • Women: 57.2% • Men: 66.4%

OECD average • Women: 57.4% • Men: 73.1%

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UNEMPLOYMENT: Belgium has a slightly higher unemployment rate than the OECD average

Belgium • 8.4%

OECD average • 7.8%

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YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: Belgium has a higher youth unemployment rate than the OECD average

Belgium • 23.7%

OECD average • 16.1%

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ENVIRONMENT: Belgium’s CO2 emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion are slightly lower than the OECD average

Belgium • 9.4 tonnes of CO2

OECD average • 9.7 tonnes of CO2

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INEQUALITY: Belgium has lower income inequality than the OECD average (as measured by the Gini index)

Belgium (2010) • 0.26

OECD average (2010) • 0.31

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AUS Australia AUT Austria BEL Belgium CAN Canada CHL Chile CZE Czech Republic DNK Denmark EST Estonia FIN Finland FRA France DEU Germany GRC Greece HUN Hungary ISL Iceland IRL Ireland ISR Israel ITA Italy JPN Japan

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