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 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
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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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