Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences by country
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...
What the numbers show
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 175,802 National currency in Hungary; the lowest is 0 National currency in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 756.35 National currency, and the mean is 13,815 National currency.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 909.5%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 100.0%).
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 175,802 National currency | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 123,128 National currency | 2022 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 55.2 National currency | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 3 | United States of America | 72,536 National currency | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Poland | 4,310 National currency | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia | 15,532 National currency | 2024 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Slovenia | 193.33 National currency | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 4,455 National currency | 2025 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Lithuania | 56.26 National currency | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Spain | 4,433 National currency | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 7.47 National currency | 2025 | up 909.5% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,639 National currency | 2025 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 4.85 National currency | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 8 | Israel | 2,138 National currency | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0 National currency | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Sweden | 1,588 National currency | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 1,545 National currency | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 11 | Iceland | 1,339 National currency | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 913 National currency | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 789.7 National currency | 2025 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Romania | 767.7 National currency | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Czechia | 745 National currency | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 480 National currency | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 390.9 National currency | 2024 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 204 National currency | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 176.62 National currency | 2025 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 20 | France | 168 National currency | 2024 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 41.13 National currency | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0.343 National currency | 2024 | up 572.5% | volatile |
| 23 | New Zealand | 0 National currency | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 9,534 National currency
- Slovak Republic 186.36 National currency
- Euro area (20 countries) 8,467 National currency
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