European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — General
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — General over time
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 602,430 National currency against 5,705 National currency in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), a difference of 596,725 National currency.
That makes United States's figure about 105.6 times European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 1st 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 | European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,319 National currency | 174,359 National currency | 169,040 National currency | United States |
| 2000s | 3,541 National currency | 269,573 National currency | 266,032 National currency | United States |
| 2010s | 5,111 National currency | 367,288 National currency | 362,177 National currency | United States |
| 2020s | 5,705 National currency | 444,755 National currency | 439,050 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, European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) or United States?
- United States, at 602,430 National currency against 5,705 National currency in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — general between European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and United States?
- 596,725 National currency, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — general?
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 1st 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