Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Belgium
Belgium: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 4.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Belgium, 1980–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Belgium stood at 4.1%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Belgium peaked at 4.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1992.
Belgium ranks 32nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.9% | — |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -23.0% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Belgium?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Belgium was 4.1% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1992.
- How does Belgium rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 32nd out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.