Euro area (20 countries) vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current

Euro area (20 countries)
2.03 million National currency
in 2024
United States
3.69 million National currency
in 2024
Euro area (20 countries) rank
3rd
United States rank
5th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time

  • Euro area (20 countries)
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 3.69 million National currency against 2.03 million National currency in Euro area (20 countries), a difference of 1.66 million National currency.

That makes United States's figure about 1.8 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 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 9 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 732,030 National currency 1.15 million National currency 413,956 National currency United States
2000s 991,830 National currency 1.51 million National currency 515,989 National currency United States
2010s 1.31 million National currency 2.13 million National currency 816,714 National currency United States
2020s 1.78 million National currency 3.36 million National currency 1.58 million 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 — current, Euro area (20 countries) or United States?
United States, at 3.69 million National currency against 2.03 million National currency in Euro area (20 countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between Euro area (20 countries) and United States?
1.66 million 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 — current?
Euro area (20 countries) ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 9 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,324 data points, 1970–2025
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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