Austria vs Belgium: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Austria

1,784 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Belgium

1,779 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2024

Austria rank

4th

Belgium rank

5th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

Austria
Belgium

How they compare

Austria currently reports 1,784 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,779 international-$ in 2021 prices in Belgium, a difference of 4.37 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 4th and Belgium ranks 5th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.