Belgium vs Lower middle income: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Belgium
35.9%
in 2024
Lower middle income
25.8%
in 2021
Belgium rank
23rd
Lower middle income rank
25th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Belgium
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 35.9% against 25.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 25th of 153 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 21.1% | 15.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 24.9% | 9.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 26.5% | 6.6% | 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 Lower middle income?
- Belgium, at 35.9% against 25.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Belgium and Lower middle income?
- 10.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lower middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Lower middle income rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Lower middle income ranks 25th 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.