Belgium vs New Zealand: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 10.1% against 9.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 78th of 154 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.9% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.9% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Belgium or New Zealand?
- Belgium, at 10.1% against 9.9% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Belgium ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 78th 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.