Purchasing power development; household characteristics

Purchasing power development; household characteristics

Household characteristics Periods Median development purchasing power (%) Persons with purchasing power decrease (%) Persons with purchasing power increase (%) Purchasing power development(percentile) 20th percentile (%) Purchasing power development(percentile) 40th percentile (%) Purchasing power development(percentile) 60th percentile (%) Purchasing power development(percentile) 80th percentile (%)
Total persons 2020 2.5 32.0 68.0 -5.6 1.2 4.8 13.4
Total persons 2021 1.4 41.8 58.2 -5.8 -0.2 3.7 13.0
Total persons 2022* -1.2 55.0 45.0 -8.2 -3.0 1.4 8.9
Type: Single person household 2020 1.7 24.3 75.7 -1.5 1.3 2.4 7.9
Type: Single person household 2021 0.1 46.6 53.4 -2.3 -0.2 1.1 7.2
Type: Single person household 2022* -1.2 54.8 45.2 -4.8 -2.6 1.6 6.5
Type: One-parent family 2020 2.7 33.2 66.8 -5.8 1.3 5.0 13.8
Type: One-parent family 2021 2.1 38.0 62.0 -5.7 0.3 4.5 13.9
Type: One-parent family 2022* 1.2 45.7 54.3 -7.5 -1.5 3.3 11.9
Type: Couple, no children 2020 1.4 31.5 68.5 -3.7 0.8 2.4 8.1
Type: Couple, no children 2021 0.1 49.4 50.6 -3.9 -0.6 1.4 7.9
Type: Couple, no children 2022* -2.9 66.1 33.9 -6.5 -3.6 -1.4 4.2
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2020 4.8 29.9 70.1 -4.2 2.6 7.2 15.1
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2021 3.3 34.4 65.6 -4.9 1.2 5.7 14.3
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2022* 0.1 49.7 50.3 -7.5 -2.0 2.4 9.9
Source: Income as employee 2020 4.4 29.4 70.6 -3.8 2.5 6.5 14.0
Source: Income as employee 2021 2.8 34.6 65.4 -4.7 1.0 5.0 13.2
Source: Income as employee 2022* -0.4 52.0 48.0 -7.5 -2.3 1.8 9.6
Source: Income as self-employed (total) 2020 3.2 42.4 57.6 -15.4 -1.1 7.9 23.5
Source: Income as self-employed (total) 2021 2.4 43.8 56.2 -12.9 -1.4 6.9 22.5
Source: Income as self-employed (total) 2022* -1.1 52.9 47.1 -13.7 -4.4 2.6 12.8
Source: Income as self-employed ... 2020 4.3 40.9 59.1 -13.0 -0.4 9.4 24.8
Source: Income as self-employed ... 2021 2.7 43.7 56.3 -12.5 -1.6 7.5 22.9
Source: Income as self-employed ... 2022* 0.5 48.7 51.3 -15.0 -3.7 4.0 14.4
Source: Old-age/survivors pension 2020 1.1 27.6 72.4 -2.0 0.8 1.5 3.3
Source: Old-age/survivors pension 2021 -0.3 59.0 41.0 -2.3 -0.6 0.0 3.3
Source: Old-age/survivors pension 2022* -3.1 72.3 27.7 -5.2 -3.5 -2.5 2.4
Source: Social assistance benefit 2020 1.7 24.4 75.6 -1.5 1.4 2.2 7.2
Source: Social assistance benefit 2021 0.3 47.4 52.6 -1.7 -0.3 1.9 8.2
Source: Social assistance benefit 2022* 4.4 21.3 78.7 -0.5 3.0 5.2 8.6
Source: CBS.
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This table contains figures on the development of dynamic purchasing power of persons. The purchasing power development is only shown for persons with equal characteristics in the reporting year and the year before. The figures in this table are broken down into different household characteristics, like main source of income and age of the main earner. The population consists of all persons in private households with income on January 1st of the reporting year.

Data available from: 2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table for the period 2012 to 2021 are final. The figures for the period 2022 are preliminary.

Changes as of 14 September 2023:
Figures for 2021 have been finalized. Figures for 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in September 2024.

Description topics

Median development purchasing power
Purchasing power is defined as the equivalised household income adjusted for price developments, which are based on the consumer price index (CPI). Purchasing power is used to determine income changes (in real terms), but may also be used to determine (developments in) differences in prosperity between individuals or households.

The development is measured by the median change in purchasing power. The median is defined as the value separating the higher half from the lower half. In simple terms, it may be thought of as the 'middle' value of a data set.

Persons with purchasing power decrease
Percentage of the selected population with a decreasing purchasing power.
Persons with purchasing power increase
Percentage of the selected population with an increasing purchasing power.
Purchasing power development(percentile)
The individual purchasing power developments are ordered from low to high. Percentiles indicate the purchasing power development boundaries. A corresponding percentage of the population has a lower purchasing power development.
20th percentile
20 percent of the population has a lower purchasing power development than this value or has an equal purchasing power development.
40th percentile
40 percent of the population has a lower purchasing power development than this value or has an equal purchasing power development.
60th percentile
60 percent of the population has a lower purchasing power development than this value or has an equal purchasing power development.
80th percentile
80 percent of the population has a lower purchasing power development than this value or has an equal purchasing power development.