Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium
Belgium: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 8.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 113 countries
All-time high
9.52
in 2007
All-time low
7.49
in 2009
Years of data
33
1985–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium, 1985–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 8.7 for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium peaked at 9.52 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.49, in 2009.
That places Belgium 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7.5 | — |
| 1988 | 8.91 | +18.8% |
| 1991 | 7.87 | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 7.57 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 7.56 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.19 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 8.05 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 8.31 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 8.32 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.13 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 8.22 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.19 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.96 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.63 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 7.67 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.52 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 8.44 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.71 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 9.52 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 8.5 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 7.49 | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 7.63 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.94 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.17 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 8.34 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.48 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 8.63 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.58 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.7 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.21 | 7.5 | 8.91 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.02 | 7.56 | 8.32 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.26 | 7.49 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.33 | 7.63 | 8.7 | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 103 Montenegro 9.01 compare
- 104 Seychelles 8.78 compare
- 105 Guinea 8.71 compare
- 107 Iceland 8.55 compare
- 108 Cyprus 8.53 compare
- 109 North Macedonia 8.19 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, gaps filled 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 42.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.4793 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.031 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium was 8.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.49 in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Belgium ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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