Income share held by the richest 10% in Belgium
The richest 10% of people in Belgium received 22.2% of total income or consumption in 2023.
Belgium, 2023
22.2%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
24.6%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Belgium over time
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Belgium
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.2% |
| 2022 | 22.2% |
| 2021 | 21.9% |
| 2020 | 21.4% |
| 2019 | 22.3% |
| 2018 | 22.2% |
| 2017 | 21.9% |
| 2016 | 22.2% |
| 2015 | 22.2% |
| 2014 | 22.4% |
| 2013 | 21.8% |
| 2012 | 21.9% |
| 2011 | 22.3% |
| 2010 | 22.7% |
| 2009 | 22.7% |
| 2008 | 22.7% |
| 2007 | 23.5% |
| 2006 | 22.4% |
| 2005 | 23.9% |
| 2004 | 25.1% |
| 2003 | 22.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 21.8%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
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