Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Belgium
Belgium: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.0869 in 2023. β Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Belgium, 1985β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Belgium is 0.0869, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 324.9% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Belgium peaked at 0.9 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0205, in 2022.
That places Belgium 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.6333 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1996 | 0.052 | 0.3933 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1288 | 0.0598 | 0.1841 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0574 | 0.0205 | 0.0869 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 101 Korea 0.1 compare
- 101 Taiwan Province of China 0.1 compare
- 103 Netherlands 0.0973 compare
- 105 Luxembourg 0.0851 compare
- 106 Ireland 0.0823 compare
- 107 Iceland 0.0799 compare
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 42.58 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.62 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0781 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0781 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Belgium?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Belgium was 0.0869 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0205 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Belgium ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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