Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Belgium
Belgium: Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national was 17.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.8%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
41st
of 45 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2014
All-time low
16.9%
in 2023
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 17.8% for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Belgium peaked at 21.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2023.
That places Belgium 41st 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.
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.6% | — |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.2% | 20.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.1% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,048 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,552 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.212 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Belgium?
- Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Belgium was 17.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Belgium ranks 41st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people having income greater or equal to specific national rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national thresholds by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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