Tax revenues vs income inequality in Belgium
Belgium: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 42.58 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
42.58
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 186 countries
All-time high
47.21
in 1987
All-time low
42.07
in 2021
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Belgium, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 42.58 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Belgium peaked at 47.21 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 42.07, in 2021.
That places Belgium 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.61 | — |
| 1981 | 44.01 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 45.29 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 46.03 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 46.74 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 46.83 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.56 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 47.21 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 45.78 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 43.89 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 44.36 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 44.7 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 44.28 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 45.86 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 46.18 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 45.09 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 45.62 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 46.13 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 46.74 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 46.49 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 46.08 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.12 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.36 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.87 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 45.87 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.67 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.56 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.25 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 46.1 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 42.7 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 42.88 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 43.51 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 44.33 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 45.03 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 44.75 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.11 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 43.29 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 43.8 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.82 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.38 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 42.22 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.07 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.38 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 42.58 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.6 | 43.61 | 47.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.54 | 44.28 | 46.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.56 | 42.7 | 46.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.79 | 42.38 | 45.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.31 | 42.07 | 42.58 | 4 |
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, 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Belgium?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Belgium was 42.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 47.21 in 1987.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.07 in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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