Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise duties 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 — Excise duties is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 658,403 National currency in Costa Rica; the lowest is 2 National currency in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,081 National currency, and the mean is 37,644 National currency.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 416.7%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 99.9%).
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 658,403 National currency | 2022 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Czechia | 93,394 National currency | 2024 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 28,749 National currency | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 7,983 National currency | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 22,396 National currency | 2025 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 4 | Estonia | 1,093 National currency | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Switzerland | 4,383 National currency | 2024 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 17.89 National currency | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Ireland | 3,370 National currency | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Slovenia | 2.79 National currency | 2024 | up 293.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 2,804 National currency | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Latvia | 1.51 National currency | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 2,320 National currency | 2025 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 1,609 National currency | 2025 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 1,069 National currency | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 340 National currency | 2024 | up 230.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 155 National currency | 2024 | up 416.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 35 National currency | 2012 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 23 National currency | 2025 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 9 National currency | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 5.63 National currency | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Sweden | 2 National currency | 2025 | down 66.7% | 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) 43,001 National currency
- Slovak Republic 0 National currency
- Euro area (20 countries) 38,345 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