Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Belgium

Belgium: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.8231 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8231
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
38th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.8231
in 2016
All-time low
0.7636
in 2007
Years of data
12
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.7742005: 0.7772006: 0.7882007: 0.7642008: 0.772009: 0.7912010: 0.7952011: 0.7892013: 0.7872014: 0.7872015: 0.8082016: 0.823

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Belgium stood at 0.8231. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Belgium peaked at 0.8231 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7636, in 2007.

That places Belgium 38th out of 76 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Belgium, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7736
2005 0.7765 +0.4%
2006 0.7879 +1.5%
2007 0.7636 -3.1%
2008 0.7701 +0.9%
2009 0.7907 +2.7%
2010 0.7952 +0.6%
2011 0.7893 -0.7%
2013 0.7866 -0.3%
2014 0.787 +0.1%
2015 0.8078 +2.7%
2016 0.8231 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7771 0.7636 0.7907 6
2010s 0.7981 0.7866 0.8231 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 35 Sweden 0.8306 compare
  2. 36 Türkiye 0.828 compare
  3. 37 Poland 0.8263 compare
  4. 39 Portugal 0.8226 compare
  5. 40 Italy 0.8199 compare
  6. 41 Croatia 0.8188 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Belgium?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Belgium was 0.8231 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.8231 in 2016.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7636 in 2007.
How does Belgium rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Belgium ranks 38th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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