Belgium vs High income: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Belgium
35.9%
in 2024
High income
26.5%
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
High income rank
20th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Belgium
- High income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 35.9% against 26.5% in High income, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times High income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 23rd and High income ranks 20th of 153 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 22.5% | 13.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 23.3% | 13.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 21.5% | 13.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 24.3% | 10.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Belgium or High income?
- Belgium, at 35.9% against 26.5% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Belgium and High income?
- 9.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and High income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and High income rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and High income ranks 20th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.