Iceland vs Netherlands: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues

Iceland
36.95 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Netherlands
38.54 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Iceland rank
14th
Netherlands rank
11th

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Iceland
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 38.54 Percentage of GDP against 36.95 Percentage of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 1.59 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.

Iceland ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 35 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 24.86 Percentage of GDP 30.43 Percentage of GDP 5.57 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
1970s 27.28 Percentage of GDP 35.3 Percentage of GDP 8.01 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
1980s 28.29 Percentage of GDP 40.03 Percentage of GDP 11.74 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
1990s 30.86 Percentage of GDP 38.83 Percentage of GDP 7.97 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
2000s 35.49 Percentage of GDP 35.32 Percentage of GDP 0.1632 Percentage of GDP Iceland
2010s 36.21 Percentage of GDP 36.73 Percentage of GDP 0.5226 Percentage of GDP Netherlands
2020s 35.57 Percentage of GDP 38.63 Percentage of GDP 3.06 Percentage of GDP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues, Iceland or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 38.54 Percentage of GDP against 36.95 Percentage of GDP in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Iceland and Netherlands?
1.59 Percentage of GDP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
48 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Iceland ranks 14th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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.