Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Euro area (20 countries)
Euro area (20 countries): Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on was 18,627 National currency in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Euro area (20 countries), 2004–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Euro area (20 countries) recorded 18,627 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 116.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Euro area (20 countries) peaked at 18,627 National currency in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,017 National currency, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Euro area (20 countries), year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8,419 National currency | — |
| 2005 | 7,915 National currency | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 9,859 National currency | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 10,359 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 7,017 National currency | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 8,565 National currency | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 8,610 National currency | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8,713 National currency | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10,378 National currency | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 11,102 National currency | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 12,398 National currency | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 14,293 National currency | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 12,639 National currency | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 13,230 National currency | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 14,671 National currency | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 15,484 National currency | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 18,627 National currency | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,689 National currency | 7,017 National currency | 10,359 National currency | 6 |
| 2010s | 12,152 National currency | 8,610 National currency | 15,484 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,627 National currency | 18,627 National currency | 18,627 National currency | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (20 countries)
More economy & growth data for Euro area (20 countries)
- Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing 0.6698 National currency per US dollar (2025)
- National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and 2.6 Percent per annum (2025)
- Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices 449,997 US dollars, PPP converted (2025)
- National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Energy -1.4 Percent per annum (2025)
- National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items 2.4 Percent per annum (2025)
- Annual net national income per capita, US $, current prices, current 54,338 US dollars per person, PPP converted (2025)
- Annual national disposable income, US $, volume, constant PPPs 14.62 million US dollars, PPP converted (2025)
- Annual net national income per capita, US $, volume, constant PPPs 42,119 US dollars per person, PPP converted (2025)
- Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed 100.61 Index (2024)
- Annual simplified non-financial accounts by institutional sector 1.96 million National currency (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Euro area (20 countries)?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Euro area (20 countries) was 18,627 National currency in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Euro area (20 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,627 National currency in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Euro area (20 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,017 National currency in 2008.
- How does Euro area (20 countries) rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Euro area (20 countries) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2020.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on rising or falling in Euro area (20 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (20 countries) 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 — Taxes on holding gains. 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