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 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Belgium, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.8% for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people having income greater or equal to specific national in Belgium peaked at 10.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 47th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.0% | — |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,727 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9028 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 54,847 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (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 4.8% 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 10.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of people having income greater or equal to specific national recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for share of people having income greater or equal to specific national?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 47 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 18.6%. 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 educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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