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Australia vs Netherlands: tax rates compared

Netherlands has an income tax rate of 49.5%, 2.5pp above Australia's 47%. The 37-country average is 43.2%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%AU 47%NL 49.5%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia47%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands49.5%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2.5 ppNetherlands higher

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%AU 30%NL 25.8%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands25.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+4.2 ppAustralia higher

Australia has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 4.2pp above Netherlands's 25.8%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%AU 10%NL 21%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Netherlands21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Netherlands (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−11 ppNetherlands higherlargest gap on this page

Netherlands has a VAT rate of 21%, 11pp above Australia's 10%. The 37-country average is 19.5%: Australia sits below it, Netherlands sits above it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%AU 0%NL 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-30
Netherlands0%Source: Belastingdienst — Box 3 (income from savings and investments) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Australia and Netherlands share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Netherlands's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.