Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands
Netherlands: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 35.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands stood at 35.5%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands peaked at 35.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1985.
Netherlands ranks 25th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 32.3% | — |
| 1974 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 31.1% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 30.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 29.5% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 28.0% | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 27.2% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 24.2% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 26.3% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 27.3% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 35.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 35.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3% | 30.1% | 32.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 22.8% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 24.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.8% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.6% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 28.6% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More public sector data for Netherlands
- Arms imports 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,288 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 39.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.18 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands was 35.5% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1985.
- How does Netherlands rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Netherlands ranks 25th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.