Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in Belgium

Belgium: Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax was 31.4 Percentage of taxable income in 2006. ▼ Falling

Latest (2006)
31.4 Percentage of taxable income
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
3rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
35.06 Percentage of taxable income
in 2000
All-time low
29.67 Percentage of taxable income
in 2003
Years of data
7
2000–2006

Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in Belgium, 2000–2006

0102030402000200320062000: 35.1 Percentage of taxable income2001: 35.1 Percentage of taxable income2002: 35.1 Percentage of taxable income2003: 29.7 Percentage of taxable income2004: 29.7 Percentage of taxable income2005: 29.7 Percentage of taxable income2006: 31.4 Percentage of taxable income

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.

Analysis

The most recent figure for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in Belgium is 31.4 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2006.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Belgium ranks 3rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate in Belgium, 2000 to 2006.
Year Percentage of taxable income Change
2000 35.06 Percentage of taxable income
2001 35.06 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2002 35.06 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2003 29.67 Percentage of taxable income -15.4%
2004 29.67 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2005 29.67 Percentage of taxable income +0.0%
2006 31.4 Percentage of taxable income +5.8%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 31.4 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2 Percentage of taxable income, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 31.4 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.98 Percentage of taxable income, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 1 India 41.83 Percentage of taxable income compare
  2. 2 United States of America 33.96 Percentage of taxable income compare
  3. 4 Colombia 30.55 Percentage of taxable income compare
  4. 4 Argentina 30.55 Percentage of taxable income compare
  5. 4 Malta 30.55 Percentage of taxable income compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in Belgium?
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in Belgium was 31.4 Percentage of taxable income in 2006, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 35.06 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
What is the lowest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 29.67 Percentage of taxable income in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax?
Belgium ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2006.
Is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate
Unit
Percentage of taxable income
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
49 places, 927 data points, 2000–2025
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This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators that capture the effect of income-based R&D tax incentives on firms’ investment costs: The EATR for R&D measures the impact of taxation on R&D investments that earn an economic profit. the user cost of capital for R&D measures the return that a firm needs to realise on an R&D investment before tax to offset all costs and taxes that arise from the investment, making zero economic profit. Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.