Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Netherlands

Netherlands: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 78.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
78.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
115th
of 191 countries
All-time high
82.9%
in 2008
All-time low
68.8%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Netherlands, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 68.82006: 73.52007: 77.72008: 82.92009: 82.52010: 81.12011: 80.92012: 81.42013: 812014: 81.72015: 78.92016: 79.72017: 79.22018: 79.22019: 78.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 78.5% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Netherlands peaked at 82.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2005.

That places Netherlands 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Netherlands, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 68.8%
2006 73.5% +6.8%
2007 77.7% +5.8%
2008 82.9% +6.7%
2009 82.5% -0.5%
2010 81.1% -1.7%
2011 80.9% -0.2%
2012 81.4% +0.6%
2013 81.0% -0.5%
2014 81.7% +0.9%
2015 78.9% -3.5%
2016 79.7% +1.1%
2017 79.2% -0.6%
2018 79.2% -0.1%
2019 78.5% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.1% 68.8% 82.9% 5
2010s 80.2% 78.5% 81.7% 10

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 112 Azerbaijan 79.3% compare
  2. 113 Poland 79.1% compare
  3. 114 Burundi 78.6% compare
  4. 116 Burkina Faso 78.4% compare
  5. 117 Uruguay 77.6% compare
  6. 118 Nepal 77.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Netherlands?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Netherlands was 78.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2005.
How does Netherlands rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Netherlands ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.