Belgium vs France: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,069 National currency against 697 National currency in France, a difference of 372 National currency.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times France's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 21st and France ranks 22nd of 30 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 554.12 National currency | 253.54 National currency | 300.58 National currency | Belgium |
| 2000s | 757.7 National currency | 335.46 National currency | 422.24 National currency | Belgium |
| 2010s | 909.06 National currency | 473.1 National currency | 435.96 National currency | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1,205 National currency | 598.6 National currency | 606.06 National currency | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 1,069 National currency against 697 National currency in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and between Belgium and France?
- 372 National currency, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and?
- Belgium ranks 21st and France ranks 22nd of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and duties on imports excluding Value Added Tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org