Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.2682 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Belgium is 0.2682, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.3315 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2495, in 1992.
That places Belgium 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.252 | — |
| 1988 | 0.2571 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2495 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2841 | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2683 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3315 | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2814 | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3054 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2934 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2805 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2924 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2837 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2855 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2837 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2806 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2749 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2767 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2813 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2773 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2758 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2739 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2721 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2722 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2596 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2658 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2638 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2682 | +1.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.2682 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.2682 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2546 | 0.252 | 0.2571 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2673 | 0.2495 | 0.2841 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2942 | 0.2805 | 0.3315 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2769 | 0.2721 | 0.2837 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2643 | 0.2596 | 0.2682 | 4 |
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 vs. gdp per capita in Belgium?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Belgium was 0.2682 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3315 in 2000.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2495 in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.