Tax revenues vs income inequality in Netherlands
Netherlands: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 38.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
38.53
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
41.8
in 1987
All-time low
34.64
in 2009
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Netherlands, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 38.53 for tax revenues 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 revenues vs income inequality in Netherlands peaked at 41.8 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 34.64, in 2009.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 186 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 revenues vs income inequality in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.03 | — |
| 1981 | 39.45 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 39.84 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 40.76 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 39.4 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 39.33 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 39.86 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 41.8 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 41.74 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 39.34 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 39.36 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 41.36 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 41.08 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 41.27 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 39.41 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 37.19 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 37.27 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 36.74 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 36.2 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 37.1 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 36.89 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 35.53 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 34.89 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 34.66 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 34.66 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.87 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.87 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 35.48 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.72 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.64 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 35.44 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 35.14 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 35.3 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.83 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 36.66 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 36.52 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.77 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 38.05 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.14 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.47 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 39.02 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 38.26 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 38.07 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 38.53 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.16 | 39.33 | 41.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7 | 36.2 | 41.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.32 | 34.64 | 36.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.73 | 35.14 | 38.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.47 | 38.07 | 39.02 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,806 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.013 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.54 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Netherlands?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Netherlands was 38.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8 in 1987.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.64 in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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