Material deprivation for the 'Durables' dimension, by number of item in Belgium
Belgium: Material deprivation for the 'Durables' dimension, by number of item was 91.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
91.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 46 countries
All-time high
91.9%
in 2018
All-time low
86.2%
in 2003
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Material deprivation for the 'Durables' dimension, by number of item in Belgium, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 91.7% for material deprivation for the 'durables' dimension, by number of item in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material deprivation for the 'durables' dimension, by number of item in Belgium peaked at 91.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 27th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Material deprivation for the 'Durables' dimension, by number of item in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86.2% | — |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 91.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.8%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 91.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.2% | 90.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 90.0% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 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 material deprivation for the 'durables' dimension, by number of item in Belgium?
- Material deprivation for the 'durables' dimension, by number of item in Belgium was 91.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material deprivation for the 'durables' dimension, by number of item recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest material deprivation for the 'durables' dimension, by number of item recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for material deprivation for the 'durables' dimension, by number of item?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is material deprivation for the 'durables' dimension, by number of item rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material deprivation for the 'Durables' dimension, by number of item of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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