Euro area - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Euro area was 19.22 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 19.93 in 1999, while its lowest value was 13.84 in 1975.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 13.95
1973 14.18
1974 14.26
1975 13.84
1976 14.53
1977 14.68
1978 14.83
1979 14.92
1980 15.34
1981 15.35
1982 15.54
1983 15.94
1984 16.04
1985 16.16
1986 16.68
1987 16.82
1988 16.96
1989 17.13
1990 17.07
1991 17.93
1992 18.03
1993 17.90
1994 17.82
1995 18.55
1996 18.71
1997 19.14
1998 19.47
1999 19.93
2000 19.75
2001 19.34
2002 18.95
2003 18.73
2004 18.46
2005 18.63
2006 19.02
2007 19.13
2008 19.00
2009 18.48
2010 18.67
2011 18.80
2012 19.29
2013 19.60
2014 19.59
2015 19.47
2016 19.42
2017 19.01
2018 19.16
2019 19.22

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance