Environmentally related tax revenue in Belgium
Belgium: Environmentally related tax revenue was 1.99 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▬ Flat
Environmentally related tax revenue in Belgium, 1994–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.99 Percentage of GDP for environmentally related tax revenue in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmentally related tax revenue in Belgium peaked at 2.39 Percentage of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.77 Percentage of GDP, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 19th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Environmentally related tax revenue in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 2.01 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.25 Percentage of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 2.28 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.22 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.15 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.02 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.99 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.12 Percentage of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.08 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.85 Percentage of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.77 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.84 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.01 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.99 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.03 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.15 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 2.36 Percentage of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 2.39 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.24 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1 Percentage of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.11 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.87 Percentage of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 1.93 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.99 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.99 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.54 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.99 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7 Percentage of GDP, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 Percentage of GDP | 2 Percentage of GDP | 2.28 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | 1.77 Percentage of GDP | 2.12 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 Percentage of GDP | 1.94 Percentage of GDP | 2.39 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 Percentage of GDP | 1.87 Percentage of GDP | 2.11 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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 environmentally related tax revenue in Belgium?
- Environmentally related tax revenue in Belgium was 1.99 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest environmentally related tax revenue recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 Percentage of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest environmentally related tax revenue recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for environmentally related tax revenue?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is environmentally related tax revenue rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Environmentally related tax revenue. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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<!DOCTYPE html> ERTR Database body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; } p { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; } Environmentally related taxes are effective policy instruments to shape relative prices of goods and services. The Environmental Related Tax Revenue Database (ERTR) categorises taxes based on their environmental relevance, constructing environmentally related tax revenue with a breakdown by tax-base category (including energy, transport, pollution, and resources) and 22 environmental domains. Note that tax-base categories are mutually exclusive, while domains are not. Therefore, one should not aggregate revenue across domains as it may lead to double counting. Data source(s): ERTR draws from the OECD Policy Instruments for the Environment (PINE) database. The database contains detailed qualitative and quantitative information on environmentally related taxes and fees, tradable permits and offsets, deposit-refund schemes, environmentally beneficial subsidies and payments and voluntary approaches used for environmental policy. It is updated annually and covers OECD member countries, accession countries and selected non-OECD countries. The data has been cross-validated and complemented with Revenue statistics from the Global Revenue Statistics databases, Eurostat National Tax Lists, and official national sources. Contact: pinedatabase@oecd.org Dataset release date: July 2026 For further details on the dataset consult the dataset documentation and oe.cd/pine. For revenue data at the individual-tax level, please consult https://oe.cd/pinedatabase.