Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total in Euro area (20 countries)
Euro area (20 countries): Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total was 72,370 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total in Euro area (20 countries), 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Euro area (20 countries) recorded 72,370 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total in Euro area (20 countries) peaked at 72,370 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,453 National currency, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total in Euro area (20 countries), year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20,453 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 20,879 National currency | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 21,698 National currency | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 21,463 National currency | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 22,049 National currency | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 22,251 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 23,248 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 24,806 National currency | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 25,663 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 27,248 National currency | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 29,198 National currency | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 30,194 National currency | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 32,315 National currency | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 34,548 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 35,797 National currency | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 37,296 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 38,845 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 40,933 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 45,488 National currency | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 46,809 National currency | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 46,885 National currency | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 47,396 National currency | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 48,302 National currency | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 49,108 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 57,352 National currency | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 56,799 National currency | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 59,473 National currency | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 65,019 National currency | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 68,962 National currency | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 72,370 National currency | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,308 National currency | 20,453 National currency | 22,049 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 28,527 National currency | 22,251 National currency | 35,797 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,841 National currency | 37,296 National currency | 57,352 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,525 National currency | 56,799 National currency | 72,370 National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (20 countries)
- 1 Costa Rica 655,428 National currency compare
- 1 Croatia 23.66 National currency compare
- 2 Sweden 604,381 National currency compare
- 3 Hungary 483,369 National currency compare
- 3 Poland 21,987 National currency compare
- 4 Netherlands 722 National currency compare
- 4 France 57,972 National currency compare
- 5 Australia 42,267 National currency compare
- 5 Slovenia 32 National currency compare
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 — total in Euro area (20 countries)?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total in Euro area (20 countries) was 72,370 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total recorded in Euro area (20 countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 72,370 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total recorded in Euro area (20 countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,453 National currency in 1995.
- How does Euro area (20 countries) rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total?
- Euro area (20 countries) ranks 2nd out of 7 regions with data for 2024.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total rising or falling in Euro area (20 countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. 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 — Total wage bill and payroll taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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