Belgium vs France: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 43.46 Percentage of GDP against 42.57 Percentage of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.89 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and France ranks 2nd of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.84 Percentage of GDP | 43.03 Percentage of GDP | 0.1865 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 2000s | 43.39 Percentage of GDP | 43 Percentage of GDP | 0.3926 Percentage of GDP | Belgium |
| 2010s | 43.74 Percentage of GDP | 44.88 Percentage of GDP | 1.14 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 2020s | 42.04 Percentage of GDP | 44.69 Percentage of GDP | 2.66 Percentage of GDP | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, Belgium or France?
- France, at 43.46 Percentage of GDP against 42.57 Percentage of GDP in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between Belgium and France?
- 0.89 Percentage of GDP, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Belgium ranks 5th and France ranks 2nd of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.