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Taxes and social contributions to GDP

30 European countries compared for 2025, eu average 40.7 % of GDP. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

46.0 % of GDP

France

EU average

40.7 % of GDP

27 member states

Median country

37.9 % of GDP

half above, half below

Range

22.7 to 46.0

Ireland - France

How to read it

Across 30 countries, the highest value is in France (46.0 % of GDP) and the lowest in Ireland (22.7 % of GDP).

Half of the countries are above 37.9 % of GDP and half below.

The EU average is 40.7 % of GDP; 10 of 30 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 40.0 % of GDP in 2006 to 40.7 % of GDP in 2025.

Main national accounts tax aggregates
Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) · General government; institutions of the EU · Total receipts from taxes and social contributions (including imputed social contributions) after deduction of amounts assessed but unlikely to be collected

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Tax-to-GDP ratio over time

% of GDP

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Ranking of countries

2025

In chart
France in chart	1	France	46.0	+5.3
Denmark in chart	2	Denmark	45.1	+4.4
Belgium in chart	3	Belgium	44.7	+4.0
Austria in chart	4	Austria	43.9	+3.2
Italy in chart	5	Italy	43.0	+2.3
Finland in chart	6	Finland	42.5	+1.8
Luxembourg in chart	7	Luxembourg	42.2	+1.5
Germany in chart	8	Germany	41.4	+0.7
Greece in chart	9	Greece	41.3	+0.6
Sweden in chart	10	Sweden	41.2	+0.5
Netherlands in chart	11	Netherlands	39.6	−1.1
Slovenia in chart	12	Slovenia	39.1	−1.6
Norway in chart	13	Norway non-EU	38.9	−1.8
Croatia in chart	14	Croatia	38.9	−1.8
Spain in chart	15	Spain	38.1	−2.6
Poland in chart	16	Poland	37.6	−3.1
Portugal in chart	17	Portugal	37.1	−3.6
Estonia in chart	18	Estonia	36.6	−4.1
Iceland in chart	19	Iceland non-EU	36.5	−4.2
Cyprus in chart	20	Cyprus	36.3	−4.4
Slovakia in chart	21	Slovakia	36.1	−4.6
Hungary in chart	22	Hungary	35.4	−5.3
Czechia in chart	23	Czechia	35.2	−5.5
Latvia in chart	24	Latvia	34.2	−6.5
Lithuania in chart	25	Lithuania	33.8	−6.9
Bulgaria in chart	26	Bulgaria	30.6	−10.1
Malta in chart	27	Malta	30.3	−10.4
Romania in chart	28	Romania	29.3	−11.4
Switzerland in chart	29	Switzerland non-EU	27.1	−13.6
Ireland in chart	30	Ireland	22.7	−18.0

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