Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Netherlands
Netherlands: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.832 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Netherlands, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Netherlands is 0.832, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Netherlands peaked at 0.879 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.043, in 1813.
That places Netherlands 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.077 | — |
| 1790 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.098 | +27.3% |
| 1796 | 0.134 | +36.7% |
| 1797 | 0.182 | +35.8% |
| 1798 | 0.18 | -1.1% |
| 1799 | 0.128 | -28.9% |
| 1800 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.096 | -25.0% |
| 1806 | 0.079 | -17.7% |
| 1807 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.118 | +49.4% |
| 1812 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.043 | -63.6% |
| 1814 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.091 | +111.6% |
| 1816 | 0.098 | +7.7% |
| 1817 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.102 | +4.1% |
| 1831 | 0.109 | +6.9% |
| 1832 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.181 | +66.1% |
| 1849 | 0.37 | +104.4% |
| 1850 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.371 | +0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.37 | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.371 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.372 | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.373 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.372 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.373 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.374 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.373 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.372 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.374 | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.375 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.374 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.373 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.376 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.377 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.376 | -0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.377 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.376 | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.38 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.41 | +7.9% |
| 1889 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.409 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.411 | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.447 | +8.8% |
| 1897 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.464 | +3.8% |
| 1901 | 0.455 | -1.9% |
| 1902 | 0.448 | -1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.448 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.449 | +0.2% |
| 1910 | 0.465 | +3.6% |
| 1911 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.462 | -0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.461 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.461 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.461 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.472 | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 0.531 | +12.5% |
| 1919 | 0.544 | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 0.722 | +32.7% |
| 1921 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.729 | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.735 | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.734 | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.736 | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.737 | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.736 | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.736 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.731 | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.732 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.219 | -70.1% |
| 1941 | 0.147 | -32.9% |
| 1942 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.143 | -2.1% |
| 1945 | 0.188 | +31.5% |
| 1946 | 0.524 | +178.7% |
| 1947 | 0.758 | +44.7% |
| 1948 | 0.767 | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 0.778 | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.771 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.764 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.758 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.779 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.786 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.786 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.787 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.796 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.793 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.791 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.818 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.822 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.826 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.837 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.84 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.841 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.845 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.844 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.843 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.847 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.855 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.86 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.862 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.861 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.86 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.861 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.862 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.861 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.854 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.847 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.866 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.856 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.851 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.86 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.865 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.872 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.874 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.872 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.878 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.879 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.878 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.876 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.866 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.864 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.852 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.847 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.823 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.832 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1107 | 0.077 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1052 | 0.079 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0884 | 0.043 | 0.118 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1083 | 0.102 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1423 | 0.109 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3704 | 0.37 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3733 | 0.372 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3749 | 0.373 | 0.377 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3837 | 0.376 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4248 | 0.409 | 0.447 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4504 | 0.448 | 0.464 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4787 | 0.461 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7316 | 0.722 | 0.736 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7346 | 0.731 | 0.737 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3816 | 0.143 | 0.778 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7751 | 0.758 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8066 | 0.791 | 0.837 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8447 | 0.84 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8608 | 0.86 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8598 | 0.847 | 0.866 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8624 | 0.851 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8755 | 0.866 | 0.879 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.847 | 0.823 | 0.864 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 36,940 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8977 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 66,148 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 58,539 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Netherlands?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Netherlands was 0.832 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.879 in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 in 1813.
- How does Netherlands rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.