Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Belgium
Belgium: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 47.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
47.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 39 countries
All-time high
49.4%
in 2020
All-time low
46.4%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Belgium, 2018–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 47.7% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 2nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 47.3% | — |
| 2019 | 46.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | -0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 47.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 47.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.4% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.0% | 49.4% | 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)
- 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Belgium?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Belgium was 47.7% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.