Tax revenue in Netherlands

Central government tax revenue in Netherlands was equal to 25.3% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1973.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1973 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Netherlands, 2024 25.3% % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 25.2%
European Union, 2024 19.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 22.7% Middle value of 26 countries

Tax revenue in Netherlands over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period NetherlandsEuropean Union
2024 25.3% 19.8%
2023 25.2% 19.6%
2022 23.9% 19.9%
2021 24.2% 19.9%
2020 23.8% 19.6%
2019 23.7% 20.0%
2018 23.0% 19.9%
2017 23.1% 19.8%
2016 22.3% 19.7%
2015 21.7% 19.7%
2014 21.6% 19.9%
2013 20.5% 19.7%
2012 20.3% 19.3%
2011 20.7% 18.9%
2010 20.8% 18.7%
2009 20.8% 18.4%
2008 21.7% 19.2%
2007 21.3% 19.6%
2006 21.1% 19.3%
2005 20.9% 19.0%
2004 20.4% 18.7%
2003 20.1% 18.9%
2002 21.1% 19.1%
2001 21.0% 19.4%
2000 20.9% 19.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 25.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 21.6%, the figure has changed by +3.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.8%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1973 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics