Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Belgium
Belgium: Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise was 40.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
40.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 189 countries
All-time high
52.5%
in 2012
All-time low
40.0%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Belgium, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Belgium is 40.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Belgium peaked at 52.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 24th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.4% | — |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 40.0% | 52.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 21 Eritrea 44.6% compare
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- 25 Madagascar 39.9% compare
- 26 Israel 39.4% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.4409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Belgium?
- Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise in Belgium was 40.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise?
- Belgium ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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