Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belgium
Belgium: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belgium is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.1% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belgium peaked at 1.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 117th 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.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.8% | — |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -53.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -49.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More poverty & inequality data for Belgium
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belgium?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Belgium was 0.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Belgium ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.