Maternal leave benefits in Belgium

Belgium: Maternal leave benefits was 77.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
77.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 134 countries
All-time high
77.0%
in 2009
All-time low
77.0%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2009–2017

Maternal leave benefits in Belgium, 2009–2017

0204060802009201320172009: 77 % of wages paid in covered period2011: 77 % of wages paid in covered period2013: 77 % of wages paid in covered period2015: 77 % of wages paid in covered period2017: 77 % of wages paid in covered period

Source: World Bank, Women, Business and the Law. Measured in % of wages paid in covered period.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 77.0% for maternal leave benefits in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal leave benefits in Belgium peaked at 77.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2009.

That places Belgium 113th out of 134 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Maternal leave benefits in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Maternal leave benefits (% of wages paid in covered period) in Belgium, 2009 to 2017.
Year % of wages paid in covered period Change
2009 77.0%
2011 77.0% +0.0%
2013 77.0% +0.0%
2015 77.0% +0.0%
2017 77.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.0% 77.0% 77.0% 1
2010s 77.0% 77.0% 77.0% 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 114 Paraguay 75.0% compare
  2. 114 Slovakia 75.0% compare
  3. 116 Czechia 70.0% compare
  4. 116 Hungary 70.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal leave benefits in Belgium?
Maternal leave benefits in Belgium was 77.0% in 2017, according to World Bank, Women, Business and the Law.
What is the highest maternal leave benefits recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest maternal leave benefits recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2009.
How does Belgium rank for maternal leave benefits?
Belgium ranks 113th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
Is maternal leave benefits rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Women, Business and the Law, published as part of Maternal leave benefits (% of wages paid in covered period). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maternal leave benefits (% of wages paid in covered period)
Unit
% of wages paid in covered period
Source
World Bank, Women, Business and the Law
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 670 data points, 2009–2017
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Maternity leave benefits refers to the total percentage of wages covered by all sources during paid maternity leave.