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
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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

Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.