Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Belgium
Belgium: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 79.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
79.9%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
18th
of 189 countries
All-time high
79.9%
in 2022
All-time low
75.7%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Belgium, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Belgium is 79.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Belgium peaked at 79.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2016.
That places Belgium 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 77.4% | — |
| 2010 | 76.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +3.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 79.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 79.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 77.4% | 77.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 75.7% | 77.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.0% | 79.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More health data for Belgium
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Belgium?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Belgium was 79.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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