Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 3,564 National currency against 1,302 National currency in Netherlands, a difference of 2,262 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.7 times Netherlands's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 8 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521 National currency | 1,262 National currency | 741.4 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 678 National currency | 1,344 National currency | 665.7 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1,043 National currency | 1,839 National currency | 795.8 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1,206 National currency | 2,929 National currency | 1,723 National currency | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 3,564 National currency against 1,302 National currency in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 2,262 National currency, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Netherlands ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 8 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