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Average annual income in Belgium from 2006 to 2021, by region (in euros)

Characteristic	Flemish Region	Brussels-Capital Region	Walloon Region
2021	21,776	16,068	19,192
2020	21,078	15,444	18,518
2019	20,501	14,973	17,949
2018	20,125	14,668	17,672
2017	19,636	14,372	17,281
2016	19,102	13,980	16,787
2015	18,970	13,831	16,684
2014	18,949	13,839	16,671
2013	18,163	13,525	16,104
2012	17,765	13,312	15,736
2011	17,146	12,885	15,277
2010	16,599	12,593	14,763
2009	16,505	12,746	14,688
2008	16,199	12,740	14,377
2007	15,550	12,271	13,716
2006	14,984	11,916	13,255

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October 2023

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Belgium

Survey time period

2006 to 2021

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* Statistics Belgium defines the average annual income per inhabitants as the quotient of the total net taxable income and the population on January 1, of that reference year.

Belgium is divided into three regions: the Flemish Region, the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region. Each region has its own Regional Parliament and a Regional Government.

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From 2006 to 2021, income in Belgium varied on a regional scale. Firstly, the average annual income was higher in the Flemish region than in the rest of the country. Secondly, Wallonia had an average income higher than in the Brussels-Capital Region. Furthermore, from 2006 to 2021, the increase in income was higher in Flanders than in the other parts of Belgium. Indeed, Flanders’ annual income increased by roughly 7,000 euros over this period, whereas Wallonia faced an increase of 6,000 euros. Meanwhile, the Brussels-Capital Region registered an increase of 4,000 euros. In other words, not only did the annual income differ from one region to another, but regional inequalities were also deepening over time.

Further uneven distribution of income in Belgium?

On a European level, Belgium held the fifth position of the European Union countries with the highest annual salaries in 2017. During that year, the average annual income in Belgium reached 18,331 euros. However, income in Belgium varied by level of education, age, and, still to this day, gender. In spite of this, the average income is a major indicator of the level of development of a country and its population's general standard of living.

Average income: a measure with limits...

In 2018, whilst some Belgians possessed fortunes estimated in billions of euros, around 6 percent of households were not able to pay their bills in time. Ultimately, the average income does not provide insight into the gap between rich and poor in the country. This measure is calculated by dividing the country’s total income by its total population. According to a 2017 survey, a significant part of the Belgian respondents believed that the gap in wealth inequality was widening in the country.