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Belgium vs New Zealand: tax rates compared

Belgium has an income tax rate of 52.7%, 13.7pp above New Zealand's 39%. The 37-country average is 43.2%: Belgium sits above it, New Zealand sits below 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%BE 52.7%NZ 39%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belgium52.7%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
New Zealand39%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+13.7 ppBelgium higherlargest gap on this page

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%BE 25%NZ 28%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belgium25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
New Zealand28%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3 ppNew Zealand higher

New Zealand has a corporate tax rate of 28%, 3pp above Belgium's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%BE 21%NZ 15%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belgium21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Belgium (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-13
New Zealand15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — New Zealand (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-06
Difference+6 ppBelgium higher

Belgium has a VAT rate of 21%, 6pp above New Zealand's 15%. The 37-country average is 19.5%: Belgium sits above it, New Zealand sits below it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%BE 0%NZ 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belgium0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Belgium (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-13
New Zealand0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — New Zealand (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-07-06
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Belgium and New Zealand share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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