Income share held by lowest 10% in Belgium
Belgium: Income share held by lowest 10% was 3.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Income share held by lowest 10% in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 10% in Belgium is 3.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Belgium peaked at 4.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 14th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.38 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,486 (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 revenues vs income inequality 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.4793 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Belgium?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Belgium was 3.7% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.