Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Belgium
Belgium: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of was 42 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Belgium, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of median disposable household income.
Analysis
In 2025, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Belgium stood at 42 Percentage of median disposable household income. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Belgium peaked at 42 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36 Percentage of median disposable household income, in 2006.
That places Belgium 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of median disposable household income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | — |
| 2002 | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39 Percentage of median disposable household income | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 41 Percentage of median disposable household income | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 41 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 42 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 42 Percentage of median disposable household income is above the median for high income countries, which is 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 42 Percentage of median disposable household income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.11 Percentage of median disposable household income | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.2 Percentage of median disposable household income | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5 Percentage of median disposable household income | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | 42 Percentage of median disposable household income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Denmark 53 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 1 Netherlands 43 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 2 Slovenia 29 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 2 Lithuania 29 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 2 Iceland 46 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 2 Luxembourg 46 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 2 Croatia 14 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 4 Poland 21 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 4 Japan 42 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 5 Latvia 16 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 6 Estonia 15 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 6 Ireland 40 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 7 Türkiye 0 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 7 Australia 38 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Belgium?
- Adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Belgium was 42 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 42 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025.
- What is the lowest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2006.
- How does Belgium rank for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of selected jobless families that claim minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the income of selected jobless families receiving Minimum Income benefits. Values are expressed both in national currency and as a percentage of the median disposable income in the country. When the country's poverty line is defined as a fixed percentage of the median disposable income, the normalization of benefit amounts in terms of the median disposable income allows measuring the gap between benefit entitlements and the poverty line. For instance, if the poverty threshold is 50% of the median disposable income, a value of the indicator of 30% means that benefit entitlements are 20 percentage points below the poverty line. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.