Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's in Belgium
Belgium: Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's was 1 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's in Belgium, 1995–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1 for taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in Belgium peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 2nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Colombia 1.22
- 2 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 2 Brazil 1
- 2 Denmark 1 compare
- 2 Finland 1 compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 compare
- 2 Guatemala 1
- 2 Ireland 1 compare
- 2 Iceland 1 compare
- 2 Israel 1 compare
- 2 Italy 1 compare
- 2 Lithuania 1 compare
- 2 Latvia 1 compare
- 2 Marshall Islands 1
- 2 Mauritius 1 compare
- 2 Netherlands 1 compare
- 2 Norway 1 compare
- 2 Peru 1 compare
- 2 Palau 1
- 2 Poland 1 compare
- 2 Senegal 1
- 2 Slovenia 1 compare
- 2 Sweden 1 compare
- 2 South Africa 1 compare
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 payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in Belgium?
- Taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in Belgium was 1 in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's?
- Belgium ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
- Is taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on payroll and workforce, 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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About this data
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.