Tax rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Tax rate was 16.46 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate in Netherlands is 16.46 Rate, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate in Netherlands peaked at 28.57 Rate in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.5 Rate, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 32nd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax rate in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.57 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 23.84 Rate | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 23.97 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 25.11 Rate | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 25.23 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 25.95 Rate | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 21.32 Rate | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 21.21 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.71 Rate | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.59 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 21.8 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 21.72 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.19 Rate | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 21.46 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 18.93 Rate | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 19.01 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7 Rate | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 15.59 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.86 Rate | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 14.61 Rate | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 13.84 Rate | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.81 Rate | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 13.51 Rate | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 11.5 Rate | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 15.36 Rate | +33.6% |
| 2025 | 16.46 Rate | +7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +33.6% | 11.5 Rate | 15.36 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.85 Rate | 21.21 Rate | 28.57 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.59 Rate | 14.61 Rate | 21.8 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.91 Rate | 11.5 Rate | 16.46 Rate | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate in Netherlands?
- Tax rate in Netherlands was 16.46 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 28.57 Rate in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 Rate in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for tax rate?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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