Belgium vs Malta: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Belgium
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 10.2% against 10.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malta ahead.
Belgium ranks 77th and Malta ranks 74th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.4% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 15.3% | 3.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 14.3% | 2.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.7% | 0.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Belgium or Malta?
- Malta, at 10.2% against 10.1% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Belgium and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Belgium ranks 77th and Malta ranks 74th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.