Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Belgium
Belgium: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 44.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Belgium, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 44.5% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Belgium peaked at 49.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2019.
That places Belgium 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49.5% | — |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 49.0% | 49.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 44.5% | 49.6% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Belgium
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Belgium?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Belgium was 44.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 2019.
- How does Belgium rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.