Euro area vs Luxembourg: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Euro area
25.3%
in 2024
Luxembourg
35.6%
in 2024
Euro area rank
27th
Luxembourg rank
24th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Euro area
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 35.6% against 25.3% in Euro area, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.4 times Euro area's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 27th and Luxembourg ranks 24th of 41 groups.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 38.7% | 18.1% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 36.1% | 13.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 30.5% | 8.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 28.2% | 6.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 30.1% | 10.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 33.1% | 10.2% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Euro area or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 35.6% against 25.3% in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Euro area and Luxembourg?
- 10.3%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Luxembourg?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Luxembourg rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Euro area ranks 27th and Luxembourg ranks 24th of 41 groups.
- 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.