Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Netherlands: Tax revenue

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
14.7%
in 2024
Netherlands
25.3%
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th
Netherlands rank
14th

Tax revenue over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Netherlands
0102030197319982024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 25.3% against 14.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 35 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Netherlands Difference Ahead
2010s 13.4% 21.8% 8.4% Netherlands
2020s 14.0% 24.5% 10.5% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 25.3% against 14.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands?
10.6%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Netherlands rank globally for tax revenue?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 35 groups.
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

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.