Belgium vs Luxembourg: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Belgium
35.9%
in 2024
Luxembourg
35.6%
in 2024
Belgium rank
23rd
Luxembourg rank
24th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 35.9% against 35.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Luxembourg ranks 24th of 153 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 30.0% | 5.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 28.2% | 8.4% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 30.1% | 4.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.1% | 1.3% | 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 Luxembourg?
- Belgium, at 35.9% against 35.6% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Luxembourg ranks 24th 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.
Individual pages
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.