Euro area (20 countries) vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — General
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — General over time
- Euro area (20 countries)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 602,430 National currency against 3,223 National currency in Euro area (20 countries), a difference of 599,207 National currency.
That makes United States's figure about 186.9 times Euro area (20 countries)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Euro area (20 countries) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 6 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 | 4,948 National currency | 174,359 National currency | 169,411 National currency | United States |
| 2000s | 1,530 National currency | 269,573 National currency | 268,043 National currency | United States |
| 2010s | 1,773 National currency | 367,288 National currency | 365,514 National currency | United States |
| 2020s | 2,702 National currency | 548,009 National currency | 545,307 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 — general, Euro area (20 countries) or United States?
- United States, at 602,430 National currency against 3,223 National currency in Euro area (20 countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — general between Euro area (20 countries) and United States?
- 599,207 National currency, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area (20 countries) and United States?
- 26 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 — general?
- Euro area (20 countries) ranks 2nd and United States ranks 2nd of 6 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — General sales or turnover taxes. 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