Different income evolutions in the different regions

Which regions have the highest per capita income? What elements cause these regional differences? Where have inhabitants in the last ten years gained the most financially? And which municipalities house the richest inhabitants?

These and other questions will be answered in this press release. Below are already some remarkable conclusions: 

• The average per capita income is highest in the Flemish Region, whereas the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region score below the national average. 
• In the last ten years, per capita income has increased the most in the Walloon Region. 
• In the last ten years, people from Brussels have seen the difference in income with the average Belgian rise by 14%. 
• There is a considerable difference between the income figures and the evolution of wages and salaries. The Brussels-Capital Region is by far the region with the highest wages and salaries. However, it is mainly commuters who benefit from this situation. 
• The difference in employment rates between the three regions explains the differences in income to a large degree. The financial resources of the Belgian population largely consist of wages and salaries received for supplied labour. 
• Sint-Martens-Latem is the most affluent municipality. The average per capita income in this municipality is 45% higher than the Belgian average. 
• Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode is at the other end of the scale. The per capita income in this municipality is half of the national average and 65% below the per capita income in Sint-Martens-Latem.