Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region in Belgium
Belgium: Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region was 3.2 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 3.2 Index for income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region in Belgium peaked at 4.3 Index in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.2 Index, in 2025.
That places Belgium 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.3 Index | — |
| 2004 | 3.9 Index | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 4 Index | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2 Index | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9 Index | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1 Index | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9 Index | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9 Index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9 Index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 Index | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8 Index | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8 Index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9 Index | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8 Index | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6 Index | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4 Index | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5 Index | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4 Index | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.2 Index | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.04 Index | 3.9 Index | 4.3 Index | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.83 Index | 3.6 Index | 4 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 Index | 3.2 Index | 3.6 Index | 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.1449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -465.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -441.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0065 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 392.55 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region in Belgium?
- Income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region in Belgium was 3.2 Index in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 Index in 2003.
- What is the lowest income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 Index in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region?
- Belgium ranks 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is income quintile share ratio s80/s20 by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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