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Taxes and social contributions to GDP

30 European countries compared for 2024, eu average 40.3 % of GDP. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking

45.5 % of GDP

Denmark

EU average

40.3 % of GDP

27 member states

Median country

37.6 % of GDP

half above, half below

Range

22.4 to 45.5

Ireland - Denmark

How to read it

Across 30 countries, the highest value is in Denmark (45.5 % of GDP) and the lowest in Ireland (22.4 % of GDP).

Half of the countries are above 37.6 % of GDP and half below.

The EU average is 40.3 % of GDP; 10 of 30 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value rose from 39.7 % of GDP in 2005 to 40.3 % of GDP in 2024.

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

Eurostat methods can differ from the World Bank data used elsewhere on the site - source and licence.

Tax-to-GDP ratio over time

% of GDP

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Ranking of countries

2024

In chart
Denmark in chart	1	Denmark	45.5	+5.2
France in chart	2	France	45.3	+5.0
Belgium in chart	3	Belgium	45.1	+4.8
Austria in chart	4	Austria	43.8	+3.5
Luxembourg in chart	5	Luxembourg	42.7	+2.4
Italy in chart	6	Italy	42.5	+2.2
Finland in chart	7	Finland	42.3	+2.0
Sweden in chart	8	Sweden	42.2	+1.9
Greece in chart	9	Greece	41.7	+1.4
Germany in chart	10	Germany	40.9	+0.6
Netherlands in chart	11	Netherlands	39.4	−0.9
Norway in chart	12	Norway non-EU	39.2	−1.1
Slovenia in chart	13	Slovenia	38.8	−1.5
Croatia in chart	14	Croatia	38.6	−1.7
Cyprus in chart	15	Cyprus	37.6	−2.7
Poland in chart	16	Poland	37.6	−2.7
Spain in chart	17	Spain	37.3	−3.0
Portugal in chart	18	Portugal	37.0	−3.3
Iceland in chart	19	Iceland non-EU	36.9	−3.4
Estonia in chart	20	Estonia	36.1	−4.2
Slovakia in chart	21	Slovakia	36.0	−4.3
Latvia in chart	22	Latvia	35.5	−4.8
Hungary in chart	23	Hungary	35.3	−5.0
Czechia in chart	24	Czechia	35.0	−5.3
Lithuania in chart	25	Lithuania	33.3	−7.0
Bulgaria in chart	26	Bulgaria	30.5	−9.8
Malta in chart	27	Malta	29.3	−11.0
Romania in chart	28	Romania	28.8	−11.5
Switzerland in chart	29	Switzerland non-EU	27.8	−12.5
Ireland in chart	30	Ireland	22.4	−17.9

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