Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Belgium
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 23.0% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 157 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 9.9% | 15.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 9.9% | 14.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 8.2% | 14.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Belgium, at 23.0% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 15.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for tax revenue?
- Belgium ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.