Belgium vs Finland: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Belgium
10,649 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Finland
10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Belgium rank
12th
Finland rank
11th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices against 10,649 international-$ in 2025 prices in Belgium, a difference of 238 international-$ in 2025 prices.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Finland ranks 11th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,256 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,436 international-$ in 2025 prices | 180.26 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 1990s | 8,374 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,727 international-$ in 2025 prices | 646.55 international-$ in 2025 prices | Belgium |
| 2000s | 9,434 international-$ in 2025 prices | 10,074 international-$ in 2025 prices | 639.89 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 2010s | 10,084 international-$ in 2025 prices | 10,141 international-$ in 2025 prices | 56.8 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
| 2020s | 10,222 international-$ in 2025 prices | 10,742 international-$ in 2025 prices | 520.43 international-$ in 2025 prices | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices against 10,649 international-$ in 2025 prices in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Belgium and Finland?
- 238 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Finland ranks 11th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income for each decile (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.