Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Belgium
Belgium: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 32.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
32.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
101st
of 113 countries
All-time high
33.4%
in 1988
All-time low
30.9%
in 2009
Years of data
33
1985–2022
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Belgium, 1985–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Belgium is 32.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Belgium peaked at 33.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 101st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31.2% | — |
| 1988 | 33.4% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 32.4% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 32.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 32.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.3% | 31.2% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 30.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 31.1% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 33.0% | 3 |
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 income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Belgium?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Belgium was 32.9% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.