Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in European Union
European Union: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value was 1.28 million National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in European Union, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2024, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in European Union stood at 1.28 million National currency. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in European Union peaked at 1.28 million National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 407,923 National currency, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in European Union, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 407,923 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 431,015 National currency | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 475,858 National currency | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 509,742 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 689,662 National currency | +35.3% |
| 2007 | 743,636 National currency | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 750,094 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 694,694 National currency | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 751,286 National currency | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 779,035 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 786,057 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 798,512 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 822,392 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 853,810 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 881,106 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 926,437 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 965,959 National currency | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million National currency | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 933,048 National currency | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 1.23 million National currency | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million National currency | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in European Union changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +35.3% | 509,742 National currency | 689,662 National currency |
| 2023 | +32.0% | 933,048 National currency | 1.23 million National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 456,134 National currency | 407,923 National currency | 509,742 National currency | 4 |
| 2000s | 719,522 National currency | 689,662 National currency | 750,094 National currency | 4 |
| 2010s | 856,779 National currency | 751,286 National currency | 1.00 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million National currency | 933,048 National currency | 1.28 million National currency | 3 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Colombia 104.76 million National currency compare
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- 2 Japan 31.94 million National currency compare
- 3 Hungary 7.51 million National currency compare
- 4 Costa Rica 2.31 million National currency compare
- 4 Poland 290,738 National currency compare
- 5 Mexico 1.41 million National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 78,805 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 45,294 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in European Union?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in European Union was 1.28 million National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 407,923 National currency in 1995.
- How does European Union rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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 — Value added type taxes. 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