Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total wage bill and payroll taxes 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 — Total wage bill and payroll taxes is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 655,428 National currency in Costa Rica; the lowest is 0 National currency in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,286 National currency, and the mean is 78,932 National currency.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 747.7%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 36.6%).
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 655,428 National currency | 2022 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 23.66 National currency | 2024 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 2 | Sweden | 604,381 National currency | 2025 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 3 | Hungary | 483,369 National currency | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Poland | 21,987 National currency | 2024 | up 444.0% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 57,972 National currency | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 722 National currency | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 42,267 National currency | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 32 National currency | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 24,824 National currency | 2025 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Lithuania | 16.79 National currency | 2016 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 21,378 National currency | 2025 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 3.19 National currency | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 8 | Israel | 19,611 National currency | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 12,179 National currency | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 11,883 National currency | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 11 | United States of America | 5,269 National currency | 2024 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,286 National currency | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Norway | 3,696 National currency | 2025 | up 747.7% | volatile |
| 14 | New Zealand | 2,851 National currency | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 1,096 National currency | 2024 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 15.14 National currency | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 1 National currency | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 18 | Italy | 0 National currency | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 National currency | 2025 | — | 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) 104,058 National currency
- Euro area (20 countries) 72,370 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