Which has higher tax rate, Belgium or Ireland?

Belgium, at 8.76 Rate against 7.79 Rate in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Eurostat, published as Tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium

8.76 Rate

in 2025

Ireland

7.79 Rate

in 2025

Belgium rank

31st

Ireland rank

33rd

Belgium currently reports 8.76 Rate against 7.79 Rate in Ireland, a difference of 0.97 Rate.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 33rd of 34 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Decade	Belgium	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.27 Rate	8.08 Rate	19.19 Rate	Belgium
2010s	24.21 Rate	11.43 Rate	12.78 Rate	Belgium
2020s	15.94 Rate	12.24 Rate	3.7 Rate	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher tax rate, Belgium or Ireland?: Belgium, at 8.76 Rate against 7.79 Rate in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in tax rate between Belgium and Ireland?: 0.97 Rate, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for tax rate?: Belgium ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 33rd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.