Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.8966 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Luxembourg, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Luxembourg stood at 0.8966.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Luxembourg peaked at 0.9156 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8451, in 2002.
Luxembourg ranks 51st of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8498 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8471 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.857 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8524 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8551 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8519 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8551 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8451 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8471 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.865 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8824 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8863 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8844 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8857 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8828 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8896 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8793 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8964 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9093 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9156 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9136 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9035 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8992 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8935 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8854 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8966 | +1.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.8966 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.8966 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.877, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8523 | 0.8471 | 0.857 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8686 | 0.8451 | 0.8863 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8985 | 0.8793 | 0.9156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8966 | 0.8966 | 0.8966 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 48 Portugal 0.9309 compare
- 49 Italy 0.9305 compare
- 50 South Korea 0.9003 compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.877 compare
- 53 United States 0.7764 compare
- 54 Belgium 0.7737 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Luxembourg?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Luxembourg was 0.8966 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9156 in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8451 in 2002.
- How does Luxembourg rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Luxembourg ranks 51st out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.