Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … income average in Belgium
Belgium: Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … income average was 31.4 Percentage of taxable income in 2006. ▼ Falling
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in Belgium, 2000–2006
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: Corporate tax statistics … income average in Belgium, year by year
| 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
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 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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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.