Poverty & Inequality in Belgium 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Belgium. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 down 40.0% 114th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 50.0% 111th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 unchanged 101st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 101st Prosperity gap 0.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 28.6% 118th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 50.0% 115th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 9.5% 2023 down 19.5% 109th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 unchanged 98th Population living in slums 0.0% 2022 — 158th Income share held by second 20% 14.4% 2023 up 2.1% 6th Gini index 26.8 2023 down 3.2% 109th Income share held by lowest 20% 9.1% 2023 up 5.8% 17th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.7% 2023 up 12.1% 14th Income share held by highest 10% 22.2% 2023 up 1.8% 111th Income share held by highest 20% 36.3% 2023 down 0.3% 111th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.2% 2023 down 3.5% 59th Income share held by third 20% 18.0% 2023 unchanged 5th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 8.3% 2023 down 17.8% 94th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2023 down 39.9% 104th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 12.3% 2022 — 53rd Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.6% 2023 down 62.5% 45th