SUT Taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption expenditure by households by country
Taxes (subsidies) on products are payable (received) based on the quantity or the value of the goods and services. The main component of taxes on products is the value added tax (VAT). The indicator is for that part of taxes less subsidies on products that relates to household final consumption.For each product,...
What the numbers show
SUT Taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption expenditure by households is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 15.71 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t in Croatia; the lowest is 3.06 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t in United States of America.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.46 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t, and the mean is 10.87 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 26.1%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 19.6%).
SUT Taxes less subsidies on products as a share of final consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 15.71 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2021 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 15.69 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 1 | Estonia | 15.5 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 15.21 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 11.59 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 3 | Hungary | 14.25 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 3 | Lithuania | 9.92 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 12.76 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 12.69 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 12.4 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 11.96 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 11.88 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 11.83 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | France | 11.33 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 10.93 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 9.34 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 13 | Malta | 9.11 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 14 | Cyprus | 8.98 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.77 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 7.47 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 7.25 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 6.8 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 19 | Colombia | 6.55 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | United States of America | 3.06 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 12.63 Percentage of household final consumption expenditure at purchasers' prices in t
About this data
Taxes (subsidies) on products are payable (received) based on the quantity or the value of the goods and services. The main component of taxes on products is the value added tax (VAT). The indicator is for that part of taxes less subsidies on products that relates to household final consumption.For each product, the indicator is calculated as Taxes less subsidies of the product related to final consumption expenditure by households / Total final consumption expenditure by households at purchasers ‘prices of the same product. This indicator is calculated by the OECD from the taxes less subsidies on products matrix and the Use table at purchasers’ prices reported to the OECD by countries in their answers to Supply and Use questionnaire. The dataset corresponds to SNA_TABLE45 dataset in the previous dissemination system. A mapping between the new codes and previous codes is available in SUT_INDICATOR_Codes_mapping Explore the OECD SUT webpage SUT webpage