Belgium VAT Calculator & Rate
Add Belgian VAT to a net price or take it out of a gross (tax-inclusive) amount, with Belgium's verified standard rate of 21% and its other rates preloaded. All math runs locally in your browser.
Belgium VAT calculator
Type an amount into any of the three boxes; the other two follow at the rate you pick.
VAT = 100.00 × 21% = 21.00; gross = 100.00 + 21.00 = 121.00
Worked in whole cents: the tax is rounded to the nearest cent (half a cent goes up) and the other amount is the difference, so the boxes always add up. From a gross amount the tax is gross × rate ÷ (100 + rate); from a typed tax amount the net is worked back and your tax amount stays as typed. Your tax authority may set its own rounding rules for invoices.
How much is VAT in Belgium?
The standard VAT rate in Belgium is 21%. Other rates: 12% / 6%. Source: European Commission: Your Europe VAT rates table, verified 2026-09-25.
European Commission VAT rates table (last checked 13/07/2026): 21% standard, 6% and 12% reduced. The Belgian SPF Finances pages could not be opened for this check, so the Commission's table is cited.
Belgium VAT worked examples
Add VAT: gross = net × (1 + rate ÷ 100). Extract VAT: tax = gross × rate ÷ (100 + rate), and net = gross − tax.
| Rate | Tax share of a gross price | Net 100 → tax / gross | Net 1,000 → tax / gross | Gross 100 → tax / net | Gross 1,000 → tax / net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21% standard | 21/121 ≈ 17.3554% | 21.00 / 121.00 | 210.00 / 1,210.00 | 17.36 / 82.64 | 173.55 / 826.45 |
| 12% | 12/112 ≈ 10.7143% | 12.00 / 112.00 | 120.00 / 1,120.00 | 10.71 / 89.29 | 107.14 / 892.86 |
| 6% | 6/106 ≈ 5.6604% | 6.00 / 106.00 | 60.00 / 1,060.00 | 5.66 / 94.34 | 56.60 / 943.40 |
Issuing a VAT-compliant invoice?
Rates are only half of it — what must appear on the invoice (tax numbers, rate per line, reverse-charge wording for cross-border B2B) is covered in the VAT & GST invoicing guide, and the free VAT invoice generator produces a compliant PDF. The full rate dataset behind this page (42 jurisdictions, source per row) is downloadable: CSV · JSON (CC BY 4.0).
Belgium VAT FAQ
What is the VAT rate in Belgium in 2026?
The standard VAT rate in Belgium is 21%. Other rates: 12% / 6%. Source: European Commission: Your Europe VAT rates table, verified 2026-09-25. Rates change, so confirm against the linked source before filing anything.
How do I add VAT to a net price?
Multiply the net amount by (1 + rate ÷ 100). At 21%, a net price of 100.00 becomes 121.00 gross, of which 21.00 is VAT. The calculator on this page does it with Belgium's verified rates preloaded.
How do I work out the VAT included in a gross price?
Multiply the gross (tax-inclusive) amount by rate ÷ (100 + rate), then subtract the result to get the net price. At 21% the share is 21/121 (about 17.3554%): a gross price of 100.00 contains 17.36 VAT and 82.64 net. Type the gross amount into the calculator's gross box to do this for any amount.
Where does this rate come from?
Every rate in our dataset cites the source it was checked against. For Belgium, that is European Commission: Your Europe VAT rates table (linked on this page), verified on 2026-09-25. The full 42-jurisdiction dataset is downloadable under CC BY 4.0, and every verification pass is logged in our public changelog.
Not tax advice. Rates and rules change; the verification date above tells you when we last confirmed this figure, not that it is still current today. Confirm against the linked official source before filing or invoicing.