Belgium vs Iceland: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

Belgium
5,448 National currency
in 2025
Iceland
11,709 National currency
in 2024
Belgium rank
11th
Iceland rank
10th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199520102025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 11,709 National currency against 5,448 National currency in Belgium, a difference of 6,261 National currency.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 10th of 25 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 2,337 National currency 2,919 National currency 582.47 National currency Iceland
2000s 2,952 National currency 5,808 National currency 2,856 National currency Iceland
2010s 4,291 National currency 5,847 National currency 1,556 National currency Iceland
2020s 5,402 National currency 9,362 National currency 3,961 National currency Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Belgium or Iceland?
Iceland, at 11,709 National currency against 5,448 National currency in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Belgium and Iceland?
6,261 National currency, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Belgium ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 10th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on financial and capital transactions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on financial and capital transactions
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 1,028 data points, 1970–2025
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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