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

Belgium
75,791 National currency
in 2025
France
275,122 National currency
in 2024
Belgium rank
12th
France rank
9th

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

  • Belgium
  • France
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k199520102025

How they compare

France currently reports 275,122 National currency against 75,791 National currency in Belgium, a difference of 199,331 National currency.

That makes France's figure about 3.6 times Belgium's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 12th and France ranks 9th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
1990s 28,990 National currency 84,214 National currency 55,224 National currency France
2000s 37,730 National currency 136,795 National currency 99,065 National currency France
2010s 50,428 National currency 191,058 National currency 140,630 National currency France
2020s 63,990 National currency 252,960 National currency 188,971 National currency France

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 France?
France, at 275,122 National currency against 75,791 National currency in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Belgium and France?
199,331 National currency, with France 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 on?
Belgium ranks 12th and France ranks 9th of 23 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 individual or household income excluding holding gains. 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 individual or household income excluding holding gains
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 951 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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