Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Netherlands

Netherlands: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 20.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.5%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
56th
of 190 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2019
All-time low
15.8%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Netherlands, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 18 % of profits2006: 17.2 % of profits2007: 15.8 % of profits2008: 15.9 % of profits2009: 17.3 % of profits2010: 17.9 % of profits2011: 18.1 % of profits2012: 18.1 % of profits2013: 18.4 % of profits2014: 17.6 % of profits2015: 20.2 % of profits2016: 19.4 % of profits2017: 19.8 % of profits2018: 19.9 % of profits2019: 20.5 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 20.5% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Netherlands peaked at 20.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2007.

Netherlands ranks 56th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Netherlands, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 18.0%
2006 17.2% -4.4%
2007 15.8% -8.1%
2008 15.9% +0.6%
2009 17.3% +8.8%
2010 17.9% +3.5%
2011 18.1% +1.1%
2012 18.1% +0.0%
2013 18.4% +1.7%
2014 17.6% -4.3%
2015 20.2% +14.8%
2016 19.4% -4.0%
2017 19.8% +2.1%
2018 19.9% +0.5%
2019 20.5% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.8% 15.8% 18.0% 5
2010s 19.0% 17.6% 20.5% 10

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 53 Burkina Faso 21.4% compare
  2. 54 Australia 21.0% compare
  3. 55 Iceland 20.6% compare
  4. 57 Madagascar 20.3% compare
  5. 58 India 20.2% compare
  6. 58 Serbia 20.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Netherlands?
Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Netherlands was 20.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2007.
How does Netherlands rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Netherlands ranks 56th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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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.