How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Belgium
Belgium: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Belgium stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 324.9% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Belgium peaked at 0.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 104th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 101 South Korea 0.1% compare
- 101 Taiwan 0.1% compare
- 103 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 105 Luxembourg 0.1% compare
- 106 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 107 Iceland 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0781 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0781 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0919 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Belgium?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Belgium was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Belgium ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.