Netherlands vs Upper middle income: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Netherlands
35.5%
in 2024
Upper middle income
25.4%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
26th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Netherlands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 35.5% against 25.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 26th of 153 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 19.1% | 6.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 19.4% | 4.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 22.0% | 4.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 24.5% | 7.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Netherlands or Upper middle income?
- Netherlands, at 35.5% against 25.4% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 10.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Upper middle income rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Netherlands ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 26th 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.