Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social in Belgium

Belgium: Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social was 45.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
45.5
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
26th
of 47 countries
All-time high
50.8
in 2003
All-time low
45.5
in 2025
Years of data
23
2003–2025

Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social in Belgium, 2003–2025

02040602003201420252003: 50.82004: 48.62005: 50.62006: 48.72007: 46.72008: 482009: 46.62010: 46.52011: 47.12012: 47.72013: 47.12014: 47.62015: 482016: 48.72017: 48.52018: 46.92019: 46.22020: 46.12021: 47.62022: 46.62023: 46.32024: 46.72025: 45.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social in Belgium is 45.5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social in Belgium peaked at 50.8 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 45.5, in 2025.

Belgium ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) in Belgium, 2003 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2003 50.8
2004 48.6 -4.3%
2005 50.6 +4.1%
2006 48.7 -3.8%
2007 46.7 -4.1%
2008 48 +2.8%
2009 46.6 -2.9%
2010 46.5 -0.2%
2011 47.1 +1.3%
2012 47.7 +1.3%
2013 47.1 -1.3%
2014 47.6 +1.1%
2015 48 +0.8%
2016 48.7 +1.5%
2017 48.5 -0.4%
2018 46.9 -3.3%
2019 46.2 -1.5%
2020 46.1 -0.2%
2021 47.6 +3.3%
2022 46.6 -2.1%
2023 46.3 -0.6%
2024 46.7 +0.9%
2025 45.5 -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.57 46.6 50.8 7
2010s 47.43 46.2 48.7 10
2020s 46.47 45.5 47.6 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 23 Serbia 46.4 compare
  2. 24 Netherlands 46.2 compare
  3. 24 Netherlands 46.2 compare
  4. 27 Estonia 45.4 compare
  5. 27 Estonia 45.4 compare
  6. 29 Spain 44.6 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social in Belgium?
Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social in Belgium was 45.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 50.8 in 2003.
What is the lowest gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 45.5 in 2025.
How does Belgium rank for gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social?
Belgium ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,005 data points, 2003–2025
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