Belgium vs Ireland: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 728.6 National currency against 233.75 National currency in Ireland, a difference of 494.85 National currency.
That makes Belgium's figure about 3.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 19th of 26 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 519.6 National currency | 141.05 National currency | 378.55 National currency | Belgium |
| 2000s | 656.11 National currency | 195.19 National currency | 460.92 National currency | Belgium |
| 2010s | 707.7 National currency | 263.22 National currency | 444.48 National currency | Belgium |
| 2020s | 691.58 National currency | 229.77 National currency | 461.81 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 on, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 728.6 National currency against 233.75 National currency in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Belgium and Ireland?
- 494.85 National currency, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 19th of 26 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 the use of fixed assets. 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