Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Belgium
Belgium: Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 was 4.4 Ratio in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Belgium, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Ratio.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.4 Ratio for effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 in Belgium peaked at 7.3 Ratio in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.4 Ratio, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.9 Ratio | — |
| 2011 | 6.9 Ratio | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 7.3 Ratio | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6 Ratio | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9 Ratio | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 6.9 Ratio | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7 Ratio | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.1 Ratio | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2 Ratio | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3 Ratio | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.9 Ratio | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 5.7 Ratio | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 5.4 Ratio | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.6 Ratio | -14.8% |
| 2024 | 4.9 Ratio | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 4.4 Ratio | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.38 Ratio | 5.2 Ratio | 7.3 Ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 Ratio | 4.4 Ratio | 5.7 Ratio | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,048 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,552 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.212 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 in Belgium?
- Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 in Belgium was 4.4 Ratio in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 Ratio in 2012.
- What is the lowest effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 Ratio in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio s80/s20 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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