Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average in Belgium
Belgium: Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average was 28.72 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Belgium, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
In 2025, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Belgium stood at 28.72 Percentage of taxable income.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Belgium peaked at 34.4 Percentage of taxable income in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.89 Percentage of taxable income, in 2020.
That places Belgium 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.4 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 30.1 Percentage of taxable income | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 30.38 Percentage of taxable income | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 25.89 Percentage of taxable income | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 26.23 Percentage of taxable income | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.94 Percentage of taxable income | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 27.83 Percentage of taxable income | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 28.36 Percentage of taxable income | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 28.72 Percentage of taxable income | +1.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 28.72 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.64 Percentage of taxable income, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 28.72 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.52 Percentage of taxable income, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.63 Percentage of taxable income | 30.1 Percentage of taxable income | 34.4 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.49 Percentage of taxable income | 25.89 Percentage of taxable income | 28.72 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 21 Benin 29.09 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 22 Colombia 28.9 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 23 Eswatini 28.8 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 25 Uruguay 28.37 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 26 Portugal 28.28 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 27 Indonesia 28.18 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -37.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,248 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 911.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Belgium?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Belgium was 28.72 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.89 Percentage of taxable income in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.