Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Belgium
Belgium: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Belgium, 2012–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Belgium is 0.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 82.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Belgium peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Belgium 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -46.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +82.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
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 households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Belgium?
- Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Belgium was 0.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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