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This document compares various economic and social statistics of Belgium to averages for OECD countries. It finds that Belgium has a GDP per capita above the OECD average, spends more on health care, education, pensions and less on R&D than average. It also has higher debt, lower employment for men, and higher youth unemployment than average. However, life expectancy is close to average and inequality is lower than average.
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- 1. www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/belgium.htm 2015 OECD ECONOMICSURVEY OF BELGIUM CHARTBOOK: BASIC STATISTICS This chartbook compares Belgium to other OECD countries OECD OECD Economics
- 2. INCOME: Belgium’s GDPper capita is above the OECD average Belgium • GDP per capita: USD 41 923 OECD average • GDP per capita: USD 37 022 2
- 3. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: Belgiumhas 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 3
- 4. 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 4
- 5. HEALTH CARE: Belgiumspends more on health care than the OECD average Belgium (2012) • 10.9% of GDP OECD average (2012) • 9.2% of GDP 5
- 6. 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 6
- 7. EDUCATION: Belgium spendsmore than the OECD average on education (as % of GDP) Belgium • 4.4% of GDP OECD average • 3.9% of GDP 7
- 8. EDUCATION: the PISAscores for Belgium are above the OECD average Belgium • Reading: 509 • Mathematics: 515 • Science: 505 OECD average • Reading: 496 • Mathematics: 494 • Science: 501 8
- 9. R&D: Belgium spendsslightly 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 9
- 10. PENSIONS: Belgium spendsmore than the OECD average on pensions (as % of GDP) Belgium (2011) • 10.4% of GDP OECD average (2011) • 8.7% of GDP 10
- 11. DEBT: Belgium’s generalgovernment net financial debt is higher than the OECD average (as % of GDP) Belgium • 90.0% of GDP OECD average • 69.6% of GDP 11
- 12. HOURS WORKED: thoseholding 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 12
- 13. EMPLOYMENT: Belgium’s employmentrate 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% 13
- 14. UNEMPLOYMENT: Belgium hasa slightly higher unemployment rate than the OECD average Belgium • 8.4% OECD average • 7.8% 14
- 15. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: Belgiumhas a higher youth unemployment rate than the OECD average Belgium • 23.7% OECD average • 16.1% 15
- 16. ENVIRONMENT: Belgium’s CO2emissions 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 16
- 17. INEQUALITY: Belgium haslower income inequality than the OECD average (as measured by the Gini index) Belgium (2010) • 0.26 OECD average (2010) • 0.31 17
- 18. List of countryabbreviations JPN Japan KOR Korea LUX Luxembourg MEX Mexico NLD Netherlands NZL New Zealand NOR Norway POL Poland PRT Portugal SVK Slovak Republic SVN Slovenia ESP Spain SWE Sweden CHE Switzerland TUR Turkey GBR United Kingdom USA United States OECD OECD average 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 18
- 19. More Information… www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-belgium.htm OECD OECD Economics Disclaimers: Thestatistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. 1919