Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 5.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
5.2%
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
19th
of 163 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2002
All-time low
4.3%
in 2014
Years of data
38
1980–2017
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 7.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2014.
Luxembourg ranks 19th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.3% | — |
| 1981 | 4.9% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +21.3% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 8 |
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- 16 Tuvalu 5.5% compare
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- 20 Namibia 4.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Luxembourg was 5.2% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2014.
- How does Luxembourg rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.