Belgium vs France: Tax revenue
Belgium
23.0%
in 2024
France
22.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
30th
France rank
31st
Tax revenue over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 23.0% against 22.8% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 30th and France ranks 31st of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 21.7% | 4.8% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 22.5% | 3.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.2% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 23.9% | 1.3% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 23.0% against 22.8% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Belgium and France?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for tax revenue?
- Belgium ranks 30th and France ranks 31st 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.