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France vs Netherlands: tax rates compared

Between the two, France's income tax rate (55.4%) tops Netherlands's (49.5%) by 5.9pp. 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%FR 55.4%NL 49.5%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France55.4%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+5.9 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%FR 36.1%NL 25.8%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France36.1%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+10.3 ppFrance higherlargest gap on this page

Between the two, France's corporate tax rate (36.1%) tops Netherlands's (25.8%) by 10.3pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%FR 20%NL 21%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Netherlands21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Netherlands (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−1 ppNetherlands higher

Between the two, Netherlands's VAT rate (21%) tops France's (20%) by 1pp. The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%FR 0%NL 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands0%Source: Belastingdienst — Box 3 (income from savings and investments) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — France and Netherlands both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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