Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in European Union
European Union: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise was 291,448 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in European Union, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
European Union recorded 291,448 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in European Union peaked at 321,597 National currency in 2018 and was at its lowest, 159,830 National currency, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in European Union, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 159,830 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 168,300 National currency | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 190,502 National currency | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 243,872 National currency | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 251,694 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 255,250 National currency | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 254,980 National currency | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 260,257 National currency | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 274,786 National currency | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 280,945 National currency | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 291,056 National currency | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 298,021 National currency | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 304,195 National currency | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 310,324 National currency | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 318,403 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 321,597 National currency | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 321,177 National currency | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 297,732 National currency | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 291,448 National currency | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise 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 | +28.0% | 190,502 National currency | 243,872 National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 172,877 National currency | 159,830 National currency | 190,502 National currency | 3 |
| 2000s | 251,449 National currency | 243,872 National currency | 255,250 National currency | 4 |
| 2010s | 298,076 National currency | 260,257 National currency | 321,597 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,590 National currency | 291,448 National currency | 297,732 National currency | 2 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Hungary 1.65 million National currency compare
- 1 Croatia 3,239 National currency compare
- 2 United States of America 371,262 National currency compare
- 3 Costa Rica 113,437 National currency compare
- 4 Czechia 103,656 National currency compare
- 4 Poland 105,315 National currency compare
- 5 Sweden 94,107 National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 14,100 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 — excise in European Union?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in European Union was 291,448 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 321,597 National currency in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,830 National currency in 1995.
- How does European Union rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 — Excise duties and consumption taxes. 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