Euro area (20 countries) vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time
- Euro area (20 countries)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 72,536 National currency against 8,467 National currency in Euro area (20 countries), a difference of 64,069 National currency.
That makes United States's figure about 8.6 times Euro area (20 countries)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Euro area (20 countries) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 8 regions.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area (20 countries) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,614 National currency | 19,131 National currency | 12,517 National currency | United States |
| 2000s | 7,176 National currency | 36,615 National currency | 29,439 National currency | United States |
| 2010s | 8,527 National currency | 51,349 National currency | 42,822 National currency | United States |
| 2020s | 8,205 National currency | 67,907 National currency | 59,702 National currency | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business, Euro area (20 countries) or United States?
- United States, at 72,536 National currency against 8,467 National currency in Euro area (20 countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Euro area (20 countries) and United States?
- 64,069 National currency, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area (20 countries) and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Euro area (20 countries) and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
- Euro area (20 countries) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 8 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org