Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belgium
Belgium: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 84.53 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belgium stood at 84.53 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belgium peaked at 84.53 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.23 billion current LCU, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 78th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.23 billion current LCU | — |
| 1996 | 31.76 billion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 34.05 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 36.80 billion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 37.04 billion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.20 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 41.44 billion current LCU | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 42.24 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 41.89 billion current LCU | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.45 billion current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 46.69 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 48.37 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 49.99 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 53.15 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 47.16 billion current LCU | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 50.96 billion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 54.74 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 57.91 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 60.92 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 62.73 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 58.59 billion current LCU | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 53.49 billion current LCU | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 58.39 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 62.02 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 58.82 billion current LCU | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 55.52 billion current LCU | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 64.59 billion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 73.67 billion current LCU | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 77.43 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 84.53 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.18 billion current LCU | 31.23 billion current LCU | 37.04 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 45.56 billion current LCU | 40.20 billion current LCU | 53.15 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.86 billion current LCU | 50.96 billion current LCU | 62.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.15 billion current LCU | 55.52 billion current LCU | 84.53 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -92.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 721.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.56 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belgium?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Belgium was 84.53 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 84.53 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.23 billion current LCU in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Belgium ranks 78th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.