Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Belgium
Belgium: Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet was 25,386 Euro in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
25,386 Euro
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
25,386 Euro
in 2025
All-time low
11,619 Euro
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2025
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Belgium, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Belgium is 25,386 Euro, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Belgium peaked at 25,386 Euro in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,619 Euro, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,619 Euro | — |
| 1996 | 12,098 Euro | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 12,212 Euro | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 12,029 Euro | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 12,511 Euro | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 12,547 Euro | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 13,675 Euro | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 13,363 Euro | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 13,175 Euro | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 13,532 Euro | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 14,045 Euro | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 13,625 Euro | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 15,420 Euro | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 16,226 Euro | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 16,053 Euro | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16,385 Euro | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 16,699 Euro | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17,393 Euro | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 17,329 Euro | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 17,222 Euro | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17,520 Euro | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 17,434 Euro | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17,888 Euro | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19,176 Euro | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 20,007 Euro | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 19,748 Euro | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 20,970 Euro | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 22,694 Euro | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 23,715 Euro | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 25,386 Euro | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,094 Euro | 11,619 Euro | 12,511 Euro | 5 |
| 2000s | 13,956 Euro | 12,547 Euro | 16,226 Euro | 9 |
| 2010s | 17,310 Euro | 16,053 Euro | 19,176 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,087 Euro | 19,748 Euro | 25,386 Euro | 6 |
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- 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 mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Belgium?
- Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet in Belgium was 25,386 Euro in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest mean and median income by ability to make ends meet recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 25,386 Euro in 2025.
- What is the lowest mean and median income by ability to make ends meet recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,619 Euro in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for mean and median income by ability to make ends meet?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mean and median income by ability to make ends meet rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Mean and median income by ability to make ends meet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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