Belgium vs Ireland: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States

Belgium
5 Percentage
in 2016
Ireland
37.08 Percentage
in 2016
Belgium rank
4th
Ireland rank
1st

Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 37.08 Percentage against 5 Percentage in Belgium, a difference of 32.08 Percentage.

That makes Ireland's figure about 7.4 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 1st of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s -14.37 Percentage -53.31 Percentage 38.94 Percentage Belgium
1980s 2.15 Percentage -39 Percentage 41.16 Percentage Belgium
1990s 8.95 Percentage -22.94 Percentage 31.89 Percentage Belgium
2000s 3.64 Percentage -10.42 Percentage 14.05 Percentage Belgium
2010s 3.64 Percentage 11.54 Percentage 7.9 Percentage Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states, Belgium or Ireland?
Ireland, at 37.08 Percentage against 5 Percentage in Belgium as of 2016.
What is the difference in gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states between Belgium and Ireland?
32.08 Percentage, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
Belgium ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States
Unit
Percentage
Source
OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 1,398 data points, 1970–2016
Last refreshed

Figure illustrates the gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. The gap is calculated by taking a country's GDP per hour worked minus that of the US, divided by US GDP per hour worked. A positive gap suggests the country is more productive (has higher GDP per hour worked) than the US.