Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Belgium
Belgium: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 23.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 23.0% for tax revenue in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Belgium peaked at 27.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2020.
That places Belgium 30th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.6% | — |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +2.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 23.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 23.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 27.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 22.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.7% | 23.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Belgium?
- Tax revenue in Belgium was 23.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for tax revenue?
- Belgium ranks 30th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.