Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Belgium

Belgium: Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations was 8.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 113 countries
All-time high
9.52
in 2007
All-time low
7.49
in 2009
Years of data
33
1985–2022

Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Belgium, 1985–2022

02468101985200320221985: 7.51988: 8.91991: 7.91992: 7.61993: 7.61994: 8.21995: 8.11996: 8.31997: 8.31998: 8.11999: 8.22000: 8.22001: 82002: 7.62003: 7.72004: 8.52005: 8.42006: 8.72007: 9.52008: 8.52009: 7.52010: 7.62011: 7.92012: 8.22014: 8.32015: 8.52016: 8.62017: 8.52018: 8.62019: 8.72020: 8.72021: 8.72022: 8.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 8.7 for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in 2022.

That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Belgium peaked at 9.52 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.49, in 2009.

That places Belgium 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Belgium, 1985 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1985 7.5
1988 8.91 +18.8%
1991 7.87 -11.7%
1992 7.57 -3.8%
1993 7.56 -0.1%
1994 8.19 +8.3%
1995 8.05 -1.7%
1996 8.31 +3.2%
1997 8.32 +0.1%
1998 8.13 -2.3%
1999 8.22 +1.1%
2000 8.19 -0.4%
2001 7.96 -2.8%
2002 7.63 -4.1%
2003 7.67 +0.5%
2004 8.52 +11.1%
2005 8.44 -0.9%
2006 8.71 +3.2%
2007 9.52 +9.3%
2008 8.5 -10.7%
2009 7.49 -11.9%
2010 7.63 +1.9%
2011 7.94 +4.1%
2012 8.17 +2.9%
2014 8.34 +2.1%
2015 8.48 +1.7%
2016 8.63 +1.8%
2017 8.5 -1.5%
2018 8.58 +0.9%
2019 8.7 +1.4%
2020 8.7 +0.0%
2021 8.7 +0.0%
2022 8.7 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.21 7.5 8.91 2
1990s 8.02 7.56 8.32 9
2000s 8.26 7.49 9.52 10
2010s 8.33 7.63 8.7 9
2020s 8.7 8.7 8.7 3

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 103 Montenegro 9.01 compare
  2. 104 Seychelles 8.78 compare
  3. 105 Guinea 8.71 compare
  4. 107 Iceland 8.55 compare
  5. 108 Cyprus 8.53 compare
  6. 109 North Macedonia 8.19 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Belgium?
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Belgium was 8.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 9.52 in 2007.
What is the lowest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 7.49 in 2009.
How does Belgium rank for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations?
Belgium ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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