Netherlands vs South Africa: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average over time
- Netherlands
- South Africa
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 23.31 Percentage of taxable income against 23.05 Percentage of taxable income in South Africa, a difference of 0.26 Percentage of taxable income.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2017 it was South Africa ahead.
Netherlands ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th of 99 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8 Percentage of taxable income | 25.37 Percentage of taxable income | 1.57 Percentage of taxable income | South Africa |
| 2020s | 23.61 Percentage of taxable income | 23.43 Percentage of taxable income | 0.1875 Percentage of taxable income | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average, Netherlands or South Africa?
- Netherlands, at 23.31 Percentage of taxable income against 23.05 Percentage of taxable income in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average between Netherlands and South Africa?
- 0.26 Percentage of taxable income, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and South Africa rank globally for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- Netherlands ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.