Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands
Netherlands: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 55.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands is 55.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands peaked at 59.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2003.
That places Netherlands 21st out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 55.4% | — |
| 1974 | 58.3% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 57.8% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 56.5% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 53.4% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 51.3% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 55.0% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 55.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 55.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 55.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.9% | 55.4% | 59.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 51.0% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 45.6% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 42.3% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 45.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 48.0% | 55.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 18 Malta 57.6% compare
- 19 Micronesia (country) 57.5% compare
- 20 Iraq 57.2% compare
- 22 Italy 55.4% compare
- 23 Luxembourg 55.4% compare
- 24 South Korea 54.8% compare
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 55.8% 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 59.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Netherlands ranks 21st 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 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.