Netherlands vs OECD members: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Netherlands
- OECD members
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 25.3% against 15.7% in OECD members, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 11th of 157 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 14.0% | 8.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 14.7% | 6.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 15.0% | 7.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 15.5% | 5.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 15.3% | 6.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 16.0% | 8.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Netherlands or OECD members?
- Netherlands, at 25.3% against 15.7% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Netherlands and OECD members?
- 9.6%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and OECD members?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and OECD members rank globally for tax revenue?
- Netherlands ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 11th 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.