Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium
Belgium: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 32.91 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
32.91
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
101st
of 113 countries
All-time high
33.37
in 1988
All-time low
30.94
in 2009
Years of data
33
1985–2022
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium, 1985–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium is 32.91, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium peaked at 33.37 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 30.94, in 2009.
Belgium ranks 101st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31.2 | — |
| 1988 | 33.37 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 32.38 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 32.01 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.97 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 32.47 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 32.75 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 32.85 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.6 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 32.74 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 32.6 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 32.18 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 31.57 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 31.54 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 32.21 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 31.97 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 32.41 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.34 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 31.72 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 30.94 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.35 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.14 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.38 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.87 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 31.83 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.12 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.83 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.83 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 32.95 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.95 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.94 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.91 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.28 | 31.2 | 33.37 | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.54 | 32.01 | 32.97 | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.05 | 30.94 | 33.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.92 | 31.14 | 32.95 | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.93 | 32.91 | 32.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Belgium was 32.91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 33.37 in 1988.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.94 in 2009.
- How does Belgium rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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