Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Belgium
Belgium: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
24th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.6%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2012–2020
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Belgium, 2012–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Belgium is 0.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Belgium peaked at 1.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 24th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -32.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +46.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -56.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 21 Estonia 1.2% compare
- 22 Switzerland 1.1% compare
- 23 Sweden 0.9%
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% compare
- 26 Slovenia 0.1% compare
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 impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Belgium?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Belgium was 0.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 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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