Tax revenue in Belgium
Belgium: Tax revenue was 142.33 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 142.33 billion current LCU for tax revenue in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Belgium peaked at 142.33 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.93 billion current LCU, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 83rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.58 billion current LCU | 53.93 billion current LCU | 65.45 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 77.49 billion current LCU | 69.93 billion current LCU | 88.83 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.21 billion current LCU | 88.86 billion current LCU | 110.09 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.46 billion current LCU | 100.65 billion current LCU | 142.33 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 23.0% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 35.9% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 23.9% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.7% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.7% (2024)
- Interest payments 4.5% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 3.9% (2024)
- Interest payments 3.2% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Belgium?
- Tax revenue in Belgium was 142.33 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 142.33 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.93 billion current LCU in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for tax revenue?
- Belgium ranks 83rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.