How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

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

Belgium

5 Percentage

in 2016

Luxembourg

34.6 Percentage

in 2016

Belgium rank

4th

Luxembourg rank

2nd

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

Belgium
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 34.6 Percentage against 5 Percentage in Belgium, a difference of 29.6 Percentage.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 6.9 times Belgium's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 4th and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 36 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1970s	-14.37 Percentage	2.56 Percentage	16.93 Percentage	Luxembourg
1980s	2.15 Percentage	17.39 Percentage	15.24 Percentage	Luxembourg
1990s	8.95 Percentage	36.82 Percentage	27.86 Percentage	Luxembourg
2000s	3.64 Percentage	32 Percentage	28.36 Percentage	Luxembourg
2010s	3.64 Percentage	34.76 Percentage	31.12 Percentage	Luxembourg

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 Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 34.6 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 Luxembourg?: 29.6 Percentage, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?: Belgium ranks 4th and Luxembourg ranks 2nd 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: 28 August 2026

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.