Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Belgium
Belgium: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings was 1.58 Factor of decile 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Belgium, 1999–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of decile 1.
Analysis
In 2024, decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Belgium stood at 1.58 Factor of decile 1. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Belgium peaked at 1.58 Factor of decile 1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.34 Factor of decile 1, in 2014.
That places Belgium 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Factor of decile 1 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.41 Factor of decile 1 | — |
| 2000 | 1.39 Factor of decile 1 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.38 Factor of decile 1 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.37 Factor of decile 1 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.4 Factor of decile 1 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4 Factor of decile 1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4 Factor of decile 1 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.39 Factor of decile 1 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.38 Factor of decile 1 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.37 Factor of decile 1 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.39 Factor of decile 1 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.41 Factor of decile 1 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.39 Factor of decile 1 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.34 Factor of decile 1 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.37 Factor of decile 1 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.37 Factor of decile 1 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.39 Factor of decile 1 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.47 Factor of decile 1 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.52 Factor of decile 1 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.52 Factor of decile 1 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 Factor of decile 1 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.53 Factor of decile 1 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.57 Factor of decile 1 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.58 Factor of decile 1 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 Factor of decile 1 | 1.41 Factor of decile 1 | 1.41 Factor of decile 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.38 Factor of decile 1 | 1.36 Factor of decile 1 | 1.4 Factor of decile 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 Factor of decile 1 | 1.34 Factor of decile 1 | 1.52 Factor of decile 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 Factor of decile 1 | 1.52 Factor of decile 1 | 1.58 Factor of decile 1 | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Belgium?
- Decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Belgium was 1.58 Factor of decile 1 in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 Factor of decile 1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 Factor of decile 1 in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.