Hourly labour cost: Netherlands vs Belgium

Netherlands: EUR 48 (2025). Belgium: EUR 48 (2024).

Hourly labour cost in Netherlands and Belgium, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

NetherlandsBelgium
Latest figureEUR 48EUR 48
EU rank7 / 306 / 30
Change, 1 year+EUR 3+EUR 1
Change, 5 years+EUR 10–

Shared periods

PeriodNetherlandsBelgiumGap
2024EUR 45EUR 48EUR -3
2023EUR 43EUR 47EUR -4
2022EUR 40EUR 44EUR -3
2021EUR 38EUR 41EUR -3
2020EUR 38EUR 41EUR -3
2016EUR 35EUR 39EUR -4
2012EUR 33EUR 38EUR -6
2008EUR 30EUR 33EUR -3

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat lc_lci_lev

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