Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Belgium

Belgium: Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb was 33.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.32
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 120 countries
All-time high
33.95
in 2021
All-time low
20.34
in 1985
Years of data
27
1985–2023

Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Belgium, 1985–2023

01020301985200420231985: 20.31988: 21.51992: 23.11995: 24.91997: 25.32000: 28.32003: 262004: 272005: 282006: 27.62007: 27.92008: 28.62009: 28.42010: 28.52011: 27.52012: 29.22013: 28.32014: 28.72015: 28.72016: 28.62017: 29.22018: 30.22019: 32.12020: 33.32021: 33.92022: 33.32023: 33.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Belgium stood at 33.32.

That represents a change of up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Belgium peaked at 33.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.34, in 1985.

That places Belgium 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20.91 20.34 21.49 2
1990s 24.45 23.09 25.34 3
2000s 27.73 26.04 28.61 8
2010s 29.11 27.49 32.13 10
2020s 33.47 33.28 33.95 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 5 Austria 34.47 compare
  2. 6 Switzerland 34.02 compare
  3. 7 Iceland 33.85 compare
  4. 9 Finland 31.5 compare
  5. 10 Canada 31.12 compare
  6. 11 Slovenia 29.06 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Belgium?
Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb in Belgium was 33.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 33.95 in 2021.
What is the lowest threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 20.34 in 1985.
How does Belgium rank for threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb?
Belgium ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income marking the poorest decile vs mean income wb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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