Median Equivalised Net Income in Belgium (2025)
Belgium's Median Equivalised Net Income: 31,299 EUR per person in 2025, +2.8% YoY, roughly 136% of the EU-27 average. Eurostat (ILC_DI03), 2010–2025.
Data
| Year | EUR per person | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31,299 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 30,446 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 29,015 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 27,333 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 25,937 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25,783 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 24,654 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23,686 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 22,733 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22,295 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 21,654 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 21,705 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 21,483 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 20,280 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20,008 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 19,464 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Belgium's median equivalised net income — the typical per-person disposable income after adjusting household income for household size — reached approximately 31,299 EUR in 2025, according to Eurostat's EU-SILC series (ILC_DI03). That marks a 2.8% increase from 30,446 EUR in 2024, a moderation from the sharper gains recorded in each of the three prior years.
For analysts benchmarking purchasing power across European markets, the more useful reference point is Belgium's position relative to the EU-27 average. In 2010, Belgium's median income of 19,464 EUR was already about 134.0% of the EU-27's 14,521 EUR. That premium widened over the following years and peaked at roughly 143.7% in 2014, then stayed elevated in a 140–144% band through 2023, before typically narrowing to reach 136.4% in 2025 — the narrowest premium in the series since 2012, even as Belgium's absolute income kept climbing.
Growth has not been perfectly linear. Belgium's income rose steadily from 19,464 EUR in 2010 to 25,937 EUR in 2021, then accelerated sharply — up 5.4% in 2022 to 27,333 EUR, a further 6.2% in 2023 to 29,015 EUR, and 4.9% in 2024 to 30,446 EUR. This burst likely reflects Belgium's automatic wage-indexation system, which links many salaries directly to consumer price inflation, mechanically passing the elevated 2022–2023 inflation through to nominal household income. Growth eased to 2.8% in 2025 as inflation cooled, taking the level to 31,299 EUR. Because EU-SILC income figures are denominated in current-year euros and not adjusted for inflation, part of the 2022–2025 gains likely reflects nominal wage growth rather than an equivalent rise in real purchasing power.
Coverage and methodology: Eurostat compiles median equivalised net income annually from EU-SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) microdata, adjusting household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD equivalence scale (first adult = 1, each additional adult 14+ = 0.5, each child under 14 = 0.3). Figures are denominated in current-year euros and are not adjusted for inflation, so cross-year comparisons reflect nominal rather than real purchasing-power changes. The EU-27 aggregate used for comparison is Eurostat's EU27_2020 composition. Belgium's national statistical office (Statbel) provides the underlying survey data feeding into this series.