Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 25.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
25.3%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
15th
of 164 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 2023
All-time low
20.1%
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 20.92001: 212002: 21.12003: 20.12004: 20.42005: 20.92006: 21.12007: 21.22008: 21.72009: 20.82010: 20.82011: 20.72012: 20.32013: 20.62014: 21.52015: 21.82016: 22.32017: 23.12018: 232019: 23.62020: 23.92021: 24.32022: 23.92023: 25.3

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 25.3% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 25.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2003.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 15th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 20.9%
2001 21.0% +0.4%
2002 21.1% +0.3%
2003 20.1% -4.7%
2004 20.4% +1.4%
2005 20.9% +2.6%
2006 21.1% +1.0%
2007 21.2% +0.7%
2008 21.7% +2.1%
2009 20.8% -4.1%
2010 20.8% -0.0%
2011 20.7% -0.7%
2012 20.3% -1.7%
2013 20.6% +1.2%
2014 21.5% +4.8%
2015 21.8% +1.2%
2016 22.3% +2.5%
2017 23.1% +3.2%
2018 23.0% -0.5%
2019 23.6% +2.7%
2020 23.9% +1.5%
2021 24.3% +1.6%
2022 23.9% -1.7%
2023 25.3% +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.9% 20.1% 21.7% 10
2010s 21.8% 20.3% 23.6% 10
2020s 24.3% 23.9% 25.3% 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 12 Austria 25.6% compare
  2. 13 South Africa 25.4% compare
  3. 14 Finland 25.4% compare
  4. 16 Italy 24.7% compare
  5. 17 Eswatini 24.3% compare
  6. 18 Georgia 24.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 25.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2023.
What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2003.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
194 places, 3,662 data points, 2000–2024
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