Real Gross Wage Growth fell 227% to -0.713% in Belgium in 2015, according to OECD.
Historically, Real Gross Wage Growth in Belgium reached an all time high of 7.45% in 2008 and an all time low of -10.9% in 2010. When compared to Belgium's main peers, Real Gross Wage Growth in France amounted to 0.971%, 2.66% in Germany, 2.98% in Luxembourg and 1.11% in Netherlands in 2015.
Belgium has been ranked 53rd within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of Real Gross Wage Growth, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Real Gross Wage Growth | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | % | -1.51% | 0.354% | 0.152% | 0.938% | 1.43% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.582% | 0.074% | 0.904% | 0.562% | -0.713% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | -0.941% | -0.194% | 0.698% | 1.96% | 1.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | -0.650% | -0.084% | 0.255% | 0.509% | 0.971% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 1.30% | 0.514% | 0.652% | 1.71% | 2.66% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | -1.64% | -3.69% | 0.109% | 0.402% | 0.951% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | -2.22% | -1.70% | 0.955% | 1.88% | 2.98% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | -1.04% | -1.15% | -0.147% | 0.051% | 1.11% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.669% | -1.30% | 0.648% | 1.93% | 1.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | -5.74% | -2.97% | -0.143% | 0.334% | 2.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | -3.39% | -1.32% | -0.086% | -0.398% | 1.42% |
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