Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current in European Union
European Union: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current was 2.39 million National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current in European Union, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
European Union recorded 2.39 million National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current in European Union peaked at 2.39 million National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 751,189 National currency, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current in European Union, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 751,189 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 805,939 National currency | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 842,055 National currency | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 894,821 National currency | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 956,294 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.26 million National currency | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million National currency | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million National currency | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million National currency | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million National currency | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million National currency | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million National currency | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million National currency | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million National currency | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million National currency | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million National currency | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.69 million National currency | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million National currency | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million National currency | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.75 million National currency | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.25 million National currency | +28.6% |
| 2024 | 2.39 million National currency | +6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current in European Union changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +31.4% | 956,294 National currency | 1.26 million National currency |
| 2023 | +28.6% | 1.75 million National currency | 2.25 million National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 850,060 National currency | 751,189 National currency | 956,294 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million National currency | 1.24 million National currency | 1.39 million National currency | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million National currency | 1.28 million National currency | 1.82 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million National currency | 1.75 million National currency | 2.39 million National currency | 3 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Colombia 126.24 million National currency compare
- 2 Japan 70.44 million National currency compare
- 3 Croatia 6,764 National currency compare
- 3 Russia 9.10 million National currency compare
- 4 Hungary 6.16 million National currency compare
- 4 Poland 284,934 National currency compare
- 5 United States 3.69 million National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 167,731 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 45,294 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current in European Union?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current in European Union was 2.39 million National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 751,189 National currency in 1995.
- How does European Union rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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