European Union - Tax revenue
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in European Union was 19.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 20.51 in 1999, while its lowest value was 14.30 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 |
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1973 | 14.72 |
1974 | 14.78 |
1975 | 14.30 |
1976 | 15.06 |
1977 | 15.24 |
1978 | 15.34 |
1979 | 15.37 |
1980 | 15.73 |
1981 | 15.58 |
1982 | 15.71 |
1983 | 16.12 |
1984 | 16.28 |
1985 | 16.54 |
1986 | 17.04 |
1987 | 17.25 |
1988 | 17.39 |
1989 | 17.51 |
1990 | 17.71 |
1991 | 18.46 |
1992 | 18.41 |
1993 | 18.22 |
1994 | 18.27 |
1995 | 19.36 |
1996 | 19.47 |
1997 | 19.80 |
1998 | 20.16 |
1999 | 20.51 |
2000 | 20.30 |
2001 | 19.77 |
2002 | 19.40 |
2003 | 19.26 |
2004 | 19.03 |
2005 | 19.29 |
2006 | 19.62 |
2007 | 19.85 |
2008 | 19.65 |
2009 | 19.07 |
2010 | 19.25 |
2011 | 19.35 |
2012 | 19.77 |
2013 | 20.04 |
2014 | 20.10 |
2015 | 19.99 |
2016 | 19.96 |
2017 | 19.57 |
2018 | 19.66 |
2019 | 19.74 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Government finance