European Union vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

European Union
539,061 National currency
in 2024
United States
1.02 million National currency
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.02 million National currency against 539,061 National currency in European Union, a difference of 477,029 National currency.

That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times European Union's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 9 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union United States Difference Ahead
1990s 250,690 National currency 311,120 National currency 60,431 National currency United States
2000s 413,086 National currency 533,037 National currency 119,951 National currency United States
2010s 472,921 National currency 665,053 National currency 192,132 National currency United States
2020s 518,135 National currency 888,854 National currency 370,720 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 — taxes on, European Union or United States?
United States, at 1.02 million National currency against 539,061 National currency in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between European Union and United States?
477,029 National currency, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do European Union and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
European Union ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 9 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on products except Value Added Tax, import and export taxes. 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 — Taxes on products except Value Added Tax, import and export taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 1,256 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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