Belgium or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1.8 FiScore point.

Tax Belgium United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 21% +4.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 25% to 50% 10% to 37% +13.0 points
VAT standard rate 21% 11.73% +9.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Belgium

n/a

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Belgium page See the United States page