Belgium vs Malaysia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Belgium
59.4%
in 2024
Malaysia
64.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
14th
Malaysia rank
11th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Belgium
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 64.3% against 59.4% in Belgium, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Malaysia ranks 11th of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2% | 53.5% | 3.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 63.9% | 5.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 66.6% | 9.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 66.6% | 9.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Belgium or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 64.3% against 59.4% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Belgium and Malaysia?
- 4.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Malaysia ranks 11th 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.