Belgium vs Estonia: Tax revenue
Belgium
23.0%
in 2024
Estonia
22.7%
in 2024
Belgium rank
30th
Estonia rank
33rd
Tax revenue over time
- Belgium
- Estonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 23.0% against 22.7% in Estonia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 30th and Estonia ranks 33rd of 157 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 21.9% | 4.5% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 19.9% | 5.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 20.7% | 3.7% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.5% | 1.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Belgium or Estonia?
- Belgium, at 23.0% against 22.7% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Belgium and Estonia?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Estonia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Estonia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Estonia ranks 33rd 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.