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.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0781 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0781 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0919 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1132 (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.