Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Belgium
Belgium: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 24.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Belgium, 1985–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Belgium stood at 24.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Belgium peaked at 26.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2011.
Belgium ranks 100th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24.4% | — |
| 1988 | 26.3% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 25.6% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.4% | 24.4% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.0% | 26.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 23.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.5% | 3 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 31,687 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 8.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9057 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 55,021 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8015 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 48,692 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Belgium?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Belgium was 24.5% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Belgium ranks 100th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.