Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Belgium, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Belgium peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 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, annual growth rate 0.4793 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Belgium?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Belgium was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.