Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Netherlands
Netherlands: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 38.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Netherlands, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 38.5% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Netherlands peaked at 41.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2009.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.0% | — |
| 1981 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 39.4% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 39.3% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 39.3% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 38.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 38.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.2% | 39.3% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 36.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 34.6% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 35.1% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 38.1% | 39.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,806 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Netherlands?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Netherlands was 38.5% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.