Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Luxembourg
40.9%
in 2023
Netherlands
38.5%
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
9th
Netherlands rank
11th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 40.9% against 38.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 40.2% | 3.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 38.7% | 2.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.3% | 1.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 36.7% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.5% | 0.4% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg, at 40.9% against 38.5% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 2.4%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Luxembourg ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.