{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-median-income","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-median-income","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-median-income/","title":"Median Equivalised Net Income in Belgium (2025)","description":"Belgium's Median Equivalised Net Income: 31,299 EUR per person in 2025, +2.8% YoY, roughly 136% of the EU-27 average. 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Equivalised income adjusts household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD scale, so the figure reflects typical per-person purchasing power rather than a raw household total."},{"question":"How does Belgium's median income compare with the EU-27 average?","answer":"In 2025, Belgium's median equivalised net income of roughly 31,299 EUR was about 136.4% of the EU-27 average of approximately 22,939 EUR, a gap of around 8,360 EUR. That premium has typically been narrower than the mid-2010s peak of roughly 143.7% reached in 2014 — the gap has eased somewhat even as Belgium's absolute income keeps rising."},{"question":"How much has Belgium's median income grown since 2010?","answer":"Belgium's median equivalised net income rose from about 19,464 EUR in 2010 to approximately 31,299 EUR in 2025 — a cumulative gain of roughly 60.8% over 15 years. Growth was fairly steady through the 2010s before accelerating markedly from 2022 onward, with year-on-year gains of +5.4% in 2022, +6.2% in 2023, and +4.9% in 2024, likely reflecting nominal wage growth amid elevated inflation."},{"question":"Why did Belgium's median income growth accelerate after 2021?","answer":"Belgium's median equivalised net income climbed from 25,937 EUR in 2021 to 29,015 EUR in 2023, a cumulative rise of roughly 11.9% in just two years — the fastest two-year stretch in the series. This likely reflects Belgium's wage-indexation system, which automatically adjusts many salaries to consumer price inflation, mechanically passing elevated 2022–2023 inflation through to nominal incomes. Growth moderated to +4.9% in 2024 and +2.8% in 2025 as inflation eased."},{"question":"Has Belgium's income premium over the EU average been widening or narrowing?","answer":"Narrowing, typically, since a mid-2010s peak. Belgium's ratio to the EU-27 average rose from about 134.0% in 2010 to a high of roughly 143.7% in 2014, stayed elevated in the 140–144% range through 2023, then eased to 136.4% in 2025 — its narrowest premium since 2012. That suggests EU-27 peers have generally been catching up in nominal income terms even as Belgium's own income level continues to climb."}]}