Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on pollution 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 — Taxes on pollution is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 237,153 National currency in Hungary; the lowest is 0 National currency in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,520 National currency, and the mean is 11,816 National currency.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 1,402.8%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 21.0%).
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 237,153 National currency | 2024 | up 1,058.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Czechia | 19,111 National currency | 2024 | up 588.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 219.48 National currency | 2024 | up 1,027.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Poland | 26,292 National currency | 2024 | up 1,153.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 18,628 National currency | 2024 | up 905.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Norway | 11,132 National currency | 2025 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2,915 National currency | 2024 | up 222.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 8,146 National currency | 2024 | up 1,047.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Estonia | 296.62 National currency | 2025 | up 479.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Spain | 4,680 National currency | 2024 | up 417.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovenia | 227.55 National currency | 2024 | up 239.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 4,048 National currency | 2025 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Lithuania | 221.35 National currency | 2024 | up 451.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 3,184 National currency | 2025 | up 369.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Latvia | 156.85 National currency | 2024 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 3,143 National currency | 2025 | up 292.9% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,443 National currency | 2025 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 2,433 National currency | 2024 | up 279.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Greece | 2,191 National currency | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Iceland | 1,642 National currency | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1,397 National currency | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1,198 National currency | 2024 | up 1,402.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 1,128 National currency | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 790.3 National currency | 2025 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 550.12 National currency | 2025 | up 655.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 520 National currency | 2024 | up 251.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Austria | 438.42 National currency | 2024 | up 686.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 193.28 National currency | 2024 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 11.29 National currency | 2025 | up 65.1% | 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) 51,116 National currency
- Slovak Republic 555.46 National currency
- Euro area (20 countries) 39,920 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