Gini coefficient in Belgium
Belgium: Gini coefficient was 0.2682 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.2682
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
108th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3315
in 2000
All-time low
0.2495
in 1992
Years of data
27
1985–2023
Gini coefficient in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.2682 for gini coefficient in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Belgium?
- Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3315 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2495 in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for gini coefficient?
- Belgium ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient 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 Gini coefficient. 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.