Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio was 4.9 Ratio in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.9 Ratio
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
5.8 Ratio
in 2013
All-time low
4 Ratio
in 2018
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Ratio.
Analysis
In 2025, effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 4.9 Ratio.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 5.8 Ratio in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 Ratio, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.4 Ratio | — |
| 2011 | 5.7 Ratio | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3 Ratio | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8 Ratio | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6 Ratio | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2 Ratio | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 5 Ratio | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5 Ratio | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 4 Ratio | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 4 Ratio | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1 Ratio | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 5.8 Ratio | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 5.5 Ratio | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 5.1 Ratio | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8 Ratio | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 4.9 Ratio | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.05 Ratio | 4 Ratio | 5.8 Ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 Ratio | 4.8 Ratio | 5.8 Ratio | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 United Kingdom 7.8 Ratio compare
- 1 United Kingdom 7.8 Ratio compare
- 3 Lithuania 7.5 Ratio compare
- 3 Lithuania 7.5 Ratio compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,130 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data -6.2 (2025)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 127.3 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.23 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 4.9 Ratio in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 Ratio in 2013.
- What is the lowest effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 Ratio in 2018.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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