Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Belgium
Belgium: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) was 0.2432 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Belgium, 1985–2024
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.2432 for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Belgium peaked at 0.2889 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2277, in 1985.
Belgium ranks 46th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2277 | — |
| 1988 | 0.2347 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2283 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2685 | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2512 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2889 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2615 | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.271 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2696 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.272 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.275 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2622 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2673 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2633 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2685 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2663 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2639 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2622 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2658 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2647 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2598 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2582 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2619 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2475 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2531 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2496 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2528 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2432 | -3.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.2432 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2989, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.2432 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2895, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2312 | 0.2277 | 0.2347 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2493 | 0.2283 | 0.2685 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2709 | 0.2615 | 0.2889 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2635 | 0.2582 | 0.2685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2492 | 0.2432 | 0.2531 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.38 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,486 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Belgium?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Belgium was 0.2432 in 2024, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2889 in 2000.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2277 in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Belgium ranks 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.