Share of private paid employees with a contract in Belgium

Belgium: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.9987 in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9987
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1
in 2004
All-time low
0.9917
in 2014
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Belgium, 2004–2020

00.20.40.60.812004201220202004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 0.9962010: 0.9942011: 0.9932012: 0.9952013: 0.9952014: 0.9922015: 0.9952016: 0.9942017: 0.9932018: 0.9922019: 0.9992020: 0.999

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of private paid employees with a contract in Belgium is 0.9987, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Belgium peaked at 1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9917, in 2014.

Belgium ranks 16th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9993 0.9959 1 6
2010s 0.9941 0.9917 0.9991 10
2020s 0.9987 0.9987 0.9987 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 14 Czechia 0.9998 compare
  2. 15 Finland 0.9989 compare
  3. 17 Romania 0.9987 compare
  4. 18 Slovakia 0.9977 compare
  5. 19 Lithuania 0.9959 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places β†’

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Belgium?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Belgium was 0.9987 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9917 in 2014.
How does Belgium rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Belgium ranks 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
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