Wealth share of the richest 1% in Belgium
Belgium: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 15.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Belgium, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Belgium is 15.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Belgium peaked at 18.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2017.
Belgium ranks 214th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Belgium?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Belgium was 15.5% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Belgium ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.