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
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