{
 "series": [
  {
   "key": "gdp_pc_real",
   "label": "Real GDP per capita (chain-linked volumes, 2020)",
   "unit": "EUR per capita, chain-linked volumes (2020)",
   "source": "Eurostat sdg_08_10 (na_item B1GQ, unit CLV20_EUR_HAB)",
   "real": true,
   "good": 1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 2000,
     "value": 35370
    },
    {
     "year": 2001,
     "value": 35640
    },
    {
     "year": 2002,
     "value": 36080
    },
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 36300
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 37440
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 38100
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 38810
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 39950
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 39810
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 38740
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 39420
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 39670
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 39510
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 39440
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 39960
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 40310
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 40590
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 41030
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 41610
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 42400
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 40190
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 42530
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 43890
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 44190
    },
    {
     "year": 2024,
     "value": 44410
    },
    {
     "year": 2025,
     "value": 44650
    }
   ],
   "note": "REAL (chain-linked volumes, reference year 2020), inflation-adjusted. n=26 (2000-2025). 2024-2025 provisional (p); 2009 has a break flag (b). Series starts 2000 (no 1990s in this dataset). Clean upward trend +26% 2000->2025 with 2009 GFC and 2020 COVID dips."
  },
  {
   "key": "arop_60",
   "label": "At-risk-of-poverty rate (60% of median)",
   "unit": "% of population",
   "source": "Eurostat ilc_li02 (rskpovth B_60, MED_EI, TOTAL, T)",
   "real": false,
   "good": -1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 1995,
     "value": 16
    },
    {
     "year": 1996,
     "value": 15
    },
    {
     "year": 1997,
     "value": 14
    },
    {
     "year": 1998,
     "value": 14
    },
    {
     "year": 1999,
     "value": 13
    },
    {
     "year": 2000,
     "value": 13
    },
    {
     "year": 2001,
     "value": 13
    },
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 15.4
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 14.3
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 14.8
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 14.7
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 15.2
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 14.7
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 14.6
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 14.6
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 15.3
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 15.3
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 15.1
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 15.5
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 14.9
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 15.5
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 15.9
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 16.4
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 14.8
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 14.1
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 12.8
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 13.1
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 12.4
    },
    {
     "year": 2024,
     "value": 11.4
    },
    {
     "year": 2025,
     "value": 10.9
    }
   ],
   "note": "Percentage rate; real/nominal not applicable (real=false is a placeholder, not 'nominal money'). n=30. MAJOR BREAK: 1995-2001 from ECHP survey (values rounded to whole %); 2003+ from EU-SILC (b flag at 2003). Additional break flag at 2019 (b, SILC methodology revision). 2002 missing (survey gap). Not fully comparable across the 2001->2003 ECHP/SILC junction. Note: it is a relative poverty line (60% of contemporaneous median), so it moves with distribution shape, not absolute living standards."
  },
  {
   "key": "arope",
   "label": "At-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion rate (AROPE)",
   "unit": "% of population",
   "source": "Eurostat ilc_peps01 (2003-2014, old definition) + ilc_peps01n (2015-2025, 2021 revised definition)",
   "real": false,
   "good": -1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 23.4
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 21.6
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 22.6
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 21.5
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 21.6
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 20.8
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 20.2
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 20.8
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 21
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 21.6
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 20.8
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 21.2
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 21.6
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 22.2
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 22
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 20.5
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 20.1
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 20.3
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 19
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 18.6
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 18.8
    },
    {
     "year": 2024,
     "value": 18.3
    },
    {
     "year": 2025,
     "value": 16.5
    }
   ],
   "note": "Percentage rate; real not applicable. DEFINITION BREAK at 2015/2021: 2003-2014 points use the OLD AROPE definition (ilc_peps01); 2015-2025 points use the NEW post-2021 AROPE definition (ilc_peps01n, revised severe-material-and-social-deprivation and low-work-intensity components). The two segments are NOT strictly comparable across 2014->2015. 2019 carries a break flag (b) in the source. n=23."
  },
  {
   "key": "median_income_real",
   "label": "Median equivalised disposable income, real (HICP-deflated)",
   "unit": "EUR/year, constant 2015 prices",
   "source": "Eurostat ilc_di03 (MED_EI, EUR, nominal) deflated by Eurostat HICP prc_hicp_aind (CP00, INX_A_AVG, 2015=100)",
   "real": true,
   "good": 1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 1996,
     "value": 20022
    },
    {
     "year": 1997,
     "value": 19694
    },
    {
     "year": 1998,
     "value": 19433
    },
    {
     "year": 1999,
     "value": 19452
    },
    {
     "year": 2000,
     "value": 19715
    },
    {
     "year": 2001,
     "value": 20177
    },
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 19609
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 19439
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 20057
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 20346
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 20395
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 19983
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 21461
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 21137
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 21021
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 20762
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 21722
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 21840
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 21654
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 21907
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 21852
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 22253
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 22877
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 23822
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 23218
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 22175
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 23016
    },
    {
     "year": 2024,
     "value": 23149
    },
    {
     "year": 2025,
     "value": 23101
    }
   ],
   "note": "REAL: computed by me = nominal median (EUR) / (HICP/100), constant 2015 prices. Source nominal is PPS-current-free EUR (national), NOT PPS. Caveats: (1) survey-year label vs income reference period - SILC income typically refers to the calendar year before the survey year, but I deflated with same-year HICP (minor timing offset); (2) breaks (b) at 2003 (ECHP->SILC) and 2019 (SILC revision); 1995 dropped (no 1996-base HICP for 1995); 2002 missing. Real median rose ~+15% 1996->2025 but note the 2022 inflation-shock dip. n=29."
  },
  {
   "key": "pension_replacement_ratio",
   "label": "Aggregate replacement ratio for pensions",
   "unit": "ratio (median pension of 65-74 / median earnings of 50-59)",
   "source": "Eurostat ilc_pnp3 (sex T, PC)",
   "real": false,
   "good": 1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 0.45
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 0.45
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 0.46
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 0.47
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 0.48
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 0.49
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 0.48
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 0.5
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 0.5
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 0.47
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 0.47
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 0.49
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 0.47
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 0.48
    },
    {
     "year": 2024,
     "value": 0.48
    },
    {
     "year": 2025,
     "value": 0.48
    }
   ],
   "note": "Dimensionless ratio; real not applicable. Only available from 2010 (n=16). Break flag (b) at 2019. Roughly flat around 0.45-0.50 - pensions broadly keep pace with earnings but no clear improvement. Values are the SILC ratio (reported as decimal, i.e. 0.48 = 48%)."
  },
  {
   "key": "pension_oldage_exp_real",
   "label": "Old-age pension expenditure per inhabitant, real",
   "unit": "EUR per inhabitant, constant 2015 prices",
   "source": "Eurostat spr_exp_pens (ESSPROS; spdepb OLD, spdepm TOTAL, unit EUR_HAB_KP15)",
   "real": true,
   "good": 1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 1995,
     "value": 2190.05
    },
    {
     "year": 1996,
     "value": 2273.3
    },
    {
     "year": 1997,
     "value": 2302.49
    },
    {
     "year": 1998,
     "value": 2339.67
    },
    {
     "year": 1999,
     "value": 2376.17
    },
    {
     "year": 2000,
     "value": 2363.88
    },
    {
     "year": 2001,
     "value": 2398.93
    },
    {
     "year": 2002,
     "value": 2461.17
    },
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 2490.02
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 2542.05
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 2569.09
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 2598.65
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 2565.53
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 2692.67
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 2829.27
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 2863.68
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 2924.84
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 2882.11
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 2983.63
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 3068.75
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 3215.98
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 3206.64
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 3298.64
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 3367.71
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 3438.01
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 3577.45
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 3545.68
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 3564.07
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 3669.3
    }
   ],
   "note": "REAL (constant 2015 prices, source-provided deflation). IMPORTANT: this is old-age pension EXPENDITURE per INHABITANT (whole population), a proxy for aggregate pension generosity - NOT the average pension per beneficiary (Eurostat spr_exp_pens has no per-beneficiary unit; per-beneficiary would require dividing by ilc/spr beneficiary counts, not done here). Rises steadily +68% 1995->2023, partly reflecting population ageing (more beneficiaries) as well as benefit levels. n=29 (1995-2023); 2024 not yet available."
  },
  {
   "key": "socprot_total_exp_real",
   "label": "Total social-protection benefits per inhabitant, real",
   "unit": "EUR per inhabitant, constant 2015 prices",
   "source": "Eurostat spr_exp_func (ESSPROS; spfunc TOTAL, unit EUR_HAB_KP15)",
   "real": true,
   "good": 1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 1995,
     "value": 7748.6
    },
    {
     "year": 1996,
     "value": 7948.05
    },
    {
     "year": 1997,
     "value": 7903.02
    },
    {
     "year": 1998,
     "value": 7991.33
    },
    {
     "year": 1999,
     "value": 8135.37
    },
    {
     "year": 2000,
     "value": 8092.79
    },
    {
     "year": 2001,
     "value": 8285.31
    },
    {
     "year": 2002,
     "value": 8650.43
    },
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 8969.25
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 9187.4
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 9220.54
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 9224.76
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 9272.05
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 9577.39
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 10155.25
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 10117.31
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 10215.73
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 10114.2
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 10282.81
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 10409.74
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 10560.2
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 10363.25
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 10287.13
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 10383.13
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 10578.71
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 11433.88
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 11189.49
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 10700.06
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 10878.63
    },
    {
     "year": 2024,
     "value": 11363.51
    }
   ],
   "note": "REAL (constant 2015 prices, source-provided). All social protection benefits (pensions, health, family, unemployment, disability, etc.) per inhabitant. +47% 1995->2024, with 2009 (GFC) and 2020 (COVID) spikes. 2024 estimated (e). n=30."
  },
  {
   "key": "unemployment_exp_real",
   "label": "Unemployment social-protection benefits per inhabitant, real",
   "unit": "EUR per inhabitant, constant 2015 prices",
   "source": "Eurostat spr_exp_func (ESSPROS; spfunc UNE, unit EUR_HAB_KP15)",
   "real": true,
   "good": 1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 1995,
     "value": 1007.55
    },
    {
     "year": 1996,
     "value": 1021.24
    },
    {
     "year": 1997,
     "value": 1039.49
    },
    {
     "year": 1998,
     "value": 1026.24
    },
    {
     "year": 1999,
     "value": 1007.87
    },
    {
     "year": 2000,
     "value": 968.63
    },
    {
     "year": 2001,
     "value": 975.01
    },
    {
     "year": 2002,
     "value": 1073.41
    },
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 1158.87
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 1194.84
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 1198.2
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 1201.81
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 1171.23
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 1169.75
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 1317.9
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 1322.86
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 1300.02
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 1208.28
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 1203.52
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 1215.59
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 1121.1
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 931.44
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 704.81
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 666.47
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 579.88
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 1036.98
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 748.58
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 408.34
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 362.24
    },
    {
     "year": 2024,
     "value": 366.32
    }
   ],
   "note": "REAL (constant 2015 prices). Ambiguous for a 'did life improve' story: the sharp fall after 2015 (1121 -> 362 by 2023) reflects BOTH Belgian unemployment-benefit reforms (degressivity, tighter eligibility - a cut in generosity) AND a large fall in the unemployment rate (fewer recipients). 2020 COVID spike visible. good=1 tag is questionable here - flag to user. 2024 estimated (e). n=30."
  },
  {
   "key": "min_wage_real",
   "label": "Minimum wage (RMMMG) real, monthly, HICP-deflated",
   "unit": "EUR/month gross, constant 2015 prices",
   "source": "Eurostat earn_mw_cur (currency EUR, S1 value each year) deflated by Eurostat HICP prc_hicp_aind (2015=100)",
   "real": true,
   "good": 1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 1999,
     "value": 1471
    },
    {
     "year": 2000,
     "value": 1462
    },
    {
     "year": 2001,
     "value": 1456
    },
    {
     "year": 2002,
     "value": 1462
    },
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 1469
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 1471
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 1464
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 1459
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 1462
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 1456
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 1542
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 1507
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 1487
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 1478
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 1519
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 1511
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 1502
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 1476
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 1473
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 1468
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 1479
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 1473
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 1456
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 1345
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 1551
    },
    {
     "year": 2024,
     "value": 1516
    },
    {
     "year": 2025,
     "value": 1528
    }
   ],
   "note": "REAL: computed by me = nominal min wage (S1 value in effect at start of each year) / (HICP/100), constant 2015 prices. Belgium's 'minimum wage' is the RMMMG (guaranteed average monthly minimum income, national interprofessional agreement), auto-indexed to inflation - hence it is broadly FLAT in real terms (~1450-1550) with an inflation-erosion dip in 2022 and recovery after the April 2022 structural increase (visible from 2023 in S1 terms). I used the S1 (start-of-year) value; using S2 would shift the 2022 reform one year earlier. Nominal available 1999-2026. n=27."
  },
  {
   "key": "life_expectancy",
   "label": "Life expectancy at birth",
   "unit": "years",
   "source": "OWID life-expectancy (underlying: HMD 2025 / UN WPP 2024 / Zijdeman; secondary aggregator)",
   "real": false,
   "good": 1,
   "points": [
    {
     "year": 1990,
     "value": 76.06
    },
    {
     "year": 1991,
     "value": 76.2
    },
    {
     "year": 1992,
     "value": 76.36
    },
    {
     "year": 1993,
     "value": 76.36
    },
    {
     "year": 1994,
     "value": 76.72
    },
    {
     "year": 1995,
     "value": 76.84
    },
    {
     "year": 1996,
     "value": 77.18
    },
    {
     "year": 1997,
     "value": 77.4
    },
    {
     "year": 1998,
     "value": 77.48
    },
    {
     "year": 1999,
     "value": 77.65
    },
    {
     "year": 2000,
     "value": 77.77
    },
    {
     "year": 2001,
     "value": 78.08
    },
    {
     "year": 2002,
     "value": 78.17
    },
    {
     "year": 2003,
     "value": 78.32
    },
    {
     "year": 2004,
     "value": 78.96
    },
    {
     "year": 2005,
     "value": 79.05
    },
    {
     "year": 2006,
     "value": 79.39
    },
    {
     "year": 2007,
     "value": 79.53
    },
    {
     "year": 2008,
     "value": 79.58
    },
    {
     "year": 2009,
     "value": 79.85
    },
    {
     "year": 2010,
     "value": 80.04
    },
    {
     "year": 2011,
     "value": 80.37
    },
    {
     "year": 2012,
     "value": 80.26
    },
    {
     "year": 2013,
     "value": 80.47
    },
    {
     "year": 2014,
     "value": 81.08
    },
    {
     "year": 2015,
     "value": 80.89
    },
    {
     "year": 2016,
     "value": 81.26
    },
    {
     "year": 2017,
     "value": 81.36
    },
    {
     "year": 2018,
     "value": 81.48
    },
    {
     "year": 2019,
     "value": 81.84
    },
    {
     "year": 2020,
     "value": 80.8
    },
    {
     "year": 2021,
     "value": 81.66
    },
    {
     "year": 2022,
     "value": 81.16
    },
    {
     "year": 2023,
     "value": 82.12
    }
   ],
   "note": "Years; real not applicable. FULL 1990-2023 coverage (n=34), the only true 1990-start series here. Secondary source (OWID aggregator); Eurostat demo_mlexpec would give the primary EU figure if strict provenance needed. Clear +6 years gain 1990->2023 with a visible 2020 COVID dip (-1.0 yr) and rebound. Values rounded to 2 decimals."
  }
 ],
 "notes": "Belgium (BE) social/wage long time series for a 'did life & social protection improve?' dashboard. 11 series returned. Overall verdict: broad improvement (real GDP/capita +26% since 2000, real median income +15%, real social-protection spend +47%, poverty rates falling especially post-2020, life expectancy +6 years), with two caveats worth surfacing (real minimum wage essentially flat/indexed; unemployment benefit spend collapsed post-2015 for mixed reasons).\\n\\nREAL vs NOMINAL/RATE (honest tagging):\\n- Genuinely inflation-adjusted (real=true): gdp_pc_real (chain-linked 2020), median_income_real (I HICP-deflated nominal EUR), pension_oldage_exp_real & socprot_total_exp_real & unemployment_exp_real (ESSPROS constant-2015-price units), min_wage_real (I HICP-deflated).\\n- real=false is used as a placeholder for NON-MONETARY indicators where real/nominal does not apply: arop_60, arope (percentage rates), pension_replacement_ratio (a ratio), life_expectancy (years). None of these are 'nominal money left unadjusted'.\\n\\nDEFLATION METHOD: For median_income_real and min_wage_real I divided the nominal series by Belgium HICP (Eurostat prc_hicp_aind, CP00, annual average index, 2015=100) -> constant 2015 prices. This is a transformation of two sourced series, no interpolation/invention. HICP index used (2015=100): 1996 70.48 ... 2015 100.0 ... 2022 123.26, 2023 126.07, 2024 131.52, 2025 135.49.\\n\\nKEY COMPARABILITY BREAKS TO FLAG ON THE DASHBOARD:\\n1. AROP (arop_60): 1995-2001 = ECHP survey (whole-% rounding), 2003+ = EU-SILC; not comparable across 2001->2003. 2002 missing.\\n2. AROPE: 2003-2014 OLD definition, 2015-2025 NEW (post-2021) definition; break at 2014->2015.\\n3. Median income & several SILC series carry Eurostat break flags (b) at 2003 and 2019.\\n4. Min wage points are the S1 (Jan) value; the April-2022 RMMMG structural rise shows in 2023 on this convention.\\n5. pension_oldage_exp_real is expenditure PER INHABITANT, a generosity proxy inflated partly by ageing - it is NOT average pension per beneficiary (which the task asked for; Eurostat has no per-beneficiary unit, would need beneficiary-count division; consider OECD PAG for a true replacement-rate/level if needed).\\n6. unemployment_exp_real good=1 tag is questionable: the post-2015 drop mixes benefit cuts (bad) with lower unemployment (good).\\n\\nGAPS / NOT RETRIEVED: (a) Minimum guaranteed income / social integration income (RIS/leefloon) real level - not available in Eurostat/OECD/OWID via these tools; would need Belgian source (SPP IS / Statbel) or OECD 'Adequacy of minimum income' (benefits-and-wages). (b) SES gross median & P25/D1 wage levels (earn_ses_* per-wave 2006/2010/2014/2018/2022) - dataset earn_ses_monthly is too large to describe generically and needs per-wave codes; not pulled this round. (c) True average old-age pension per beneficiary. These three are the follow-ups if the dashboard needs them.\\n\\nAll data extracted 2026-07-12 from Eurostat (primary) and OWID (life expectancy, secondary aggregator). Coverage (n) stated per series in each note. No values interpolated; missing = omitted."
}