Paying taxes: Profit tax in Netherlands
Netherlands: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 20.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Netherlands, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Netherlands is 20.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Netherlands peaked at 29.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 61st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.5% | — |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.0% | 29.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Netherlands?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Netherlands was 20.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Netherlands ranks 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.