Revenue, excluding grants in Euro area
Euro area: Revenue, excluding grants was 36.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Euro area, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Euro area is 36.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Euro area peaked at 37.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1972.
Euro area ranks 1st of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 24.9% | — |
| 1973 | 25.8% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 26.5% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 27.5% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 28.0% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 28.3% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 28.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 29.8% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 30.1% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 31.8% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 24.9% | 28.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 31.3% | 29.8% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 31.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 34.8% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 35.1% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26,432 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Euro area?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Euro area was 36.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1972.
- How does Euro area rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.