As of 2023, the average taxation rate for a single person without children who earned an average salary in the European Union was ***** percent of their total earnings. For a two-earner couple without children earning an average salary it was slightly less, at ***** percent, while for a single person without children earning **** times the average salary, the rate of taxation in the EU was *****%. Having children greatly reduced the average rate of taxation, with a one-earner couple with two children in the EU only paying out ***** percent of their gross household earnings in taxes in 2023. Tax rates in Europe are generally quite high, due to the progressive income tax systems set in place during the 20th century in many countries, which require high taxation in order to fund generous social welfare systems. ******* was the country with the highest average rates of taxation in 2023, with a high earning single person without children subject to pay almost half of their gross household earnings out in taxes. Other countries in North-western Europe such as *******, *******, and ********** also top the list for highest income taxation rates in Europe, while ****** was the country in Europe with the lowest average taxation rates in Europe during the same period. In both ******* and ******, single-earner families with two children actually saw the lowest average tax rates, due to the strong pronatalist policies in these countries and tax incentives for traditional single-earner households.

Denmark is the European country with the highest top statutory income tax rate as of 2025, with the Nordic country having a top taxation band of **** percent. Other countries with high taxes on top earners included France, with a top rate of **** percent, Austria, with a top rate of ** percent, and Spain, with a top rate of ** percent. Many countries in Europe have relatively high top income tax rates when compared with other regions globally, as these countries have relatively generous social systems funded by tax incomes. This is particularly the case in Western, Northern, and Central Europe, where the social state is generally stronger. On the other hand, formerly communist countries in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region tend to have lower top income tax rates, with Romania and Bulgaria having the lowest rates in Europe in 2024, with their top income tax brackets both being only ** percent. These countries often have less well-developed social systems, as well as the fact that they must compete to retain their workers against other European countries with higher average wages. In spite of low-income taxes, these countries may take other deductions from employee's wages such as pension and healthcare payments, which may not be included in income taxation as in other European countries.

Key information about EU Tax revenue: % of GDP

• European Union Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 25.8 % in Dec 2023.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.5 % for Dec 2022.
• EU Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 25.9 % from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 26.7 % in 2021 and a record low of 24.4 % in 1995.
• EU Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Annual.

CEIC calculates annual Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from annual Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. Tax Revenue is calculated as the sum of Production and Import Tax and Current Taxes on Income Wealth and Etc. Eurostat provides Tax Revenue in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.

This dataset provides values for SALES TAX RATE. reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This dataset provides values for CORPORATE TAX RATE. reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The country in the EU with the highest implicit taxation rate on labor income was Italy in 2022, with a rate of **** percent, while Greece had the second highest rate at **** percent. Bulgaria and Malta had the lowest rates of implicit taxes on labor income, at **** percent and **** percent respectively.

This dataset provides values for P...INCOME TAX RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

When analyzing the historical PIT rates, it should be noted that in 2000 the average rate was almost 45%. The highest income tax (approx. 60%) was imposed in Belgium, Denmark, as well as in the Netherlands and France. On the other hand, the lowest (25%) rates were recorded in Estonia and Latvia, which were not yet members of the European Union. In the following years, most EU countries rather lowered PIT rates, and the average of this tax in EU countries is 38.6%. The most significant reductions were introduced by Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania and also Hungary. The PIT tax burden differs significantly in the EU countries, as some countries have relatively low rates, but in Denmark, Portugal and Sweden, the PIT tax exceeds 50%.

The country in the European Union with the highest implicit taxation rate on consumption was Hungary in 2023, with an implicit tax rate of **%, while Luxembourg was the country with the second highest implicit tax rate at **** percent. Spain was the EU country with the lowest implicit consumption tax rate, at **** percent.

The Corporate Tax Rate in European Union stands at 17.50 percent. This dataset provides - European Union Corporate Tax Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The following data presents the average CIT rate in European Union countries between 2008-2016 . When analyzing the level of the rates of this tax in the EU countries in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016, a smaller number of changes can be observed than in the case of other taxes e.g. value added tax (the average value of the rate for the entire EU did not change in the analyzed period). In the analyzed period, five countries decided to increase the rate of the levy, while nine reduced the amount of the tax levied. The other countries left the rate unchanged. Lowering the amount of this tax is a general trend that began in the European Union

We analyze the effects of top tax rates on international migration of football players in 14 European countries since 1985. Both country case studies and multinomial regressions show evidence of strong mobility responses to tax rates, with an elasticity of the number of foreign (domestic) players to the net-of-tax rate around one (around 0.15). We also find evidence of sorting effects (low taxes attract highability players who displace low-ability players) and displacement effects (low taxes on foreigners displace domestic players). Those results can be rationalized in a simple model of migration and taxation with rigid labor demand.

The dataset combines information on the effective resource tax rate in European countries and the resource productivity calculated as GDP over DMC (domestic material consumption). Alternative Circular Economy Indicators are also included (Circular Material Use Rate, Material Footprint, GVA from CE-related sectors, Patents related to recycling and secondary material). It is a panel dataset comprising 29 countries from 1995 to 2021.

Approximately half of all tax revenues were generated by taxes on labor in the European Union in 2023, with an additional **** percent coming from consumption taxes, and around ** coming from taxes on capital. Sweden, Germany, and Austria were the European countries which generated the greatest revenue from labor taxes, with these countries being prime exemplars of traditional European welfare states which apply highly progressive taxes - i.e. the more income a person earns, the higher the tax bracket they are in - to labor income in order to be able to fund transfers and social services. At the other end of the scale are countries such as Croatia and Bulgaria, which generate the most of their revenues from consumption taxes. These countries tend to have lower rates of income taxation on their citizens and less robust systems of social welfare, therefore, the government funds its activities more from taxes on the consumption of goods and services.

The average for 2021 based on 41 countries was 28.37 percent. The highest value was in Ireland: 53.03 percent and the lowest value was in Russia: 4.32 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset provides values for PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATECONTINENT=EUROPE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This dataset presents information on historical central government revenues for 31 countries in Europe and the Americas for the period from 1800 (or independence) to 2012. The countries included are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany (West Germany between 1949 and 1990), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In other words, the dataset includes all South American, North American, and Western European countries with a population of more than one million, plus Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Mexico. The dataset contains information on the public finances of central governments. To make such information comparable cross-nationally the researchers chose to normalize nominal revenue figures in two ways: (i) as a share of the total budget, and (ii) as a share of total gross domestic product. The total tax revenue of the central state is disaggregated guided by the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001 of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which provides a classification of types of revenue, and describes in detail the contents of each classification category. Given the paucity of detailed historical data and the needs of our project, researchers combined some subcategories. First, they were interested in total tax revenue, as well as the shares of total revenue coming from direct and indirect taxes. Further, they measured two sub-categories of direct taxation, namely taxes on property and income. For indirect taxes, they separated excises, consumption, and customs.

Key information about European Union Tax Revenue

• EU Tax Revenue was reported at 4,799.122 USD bn in Dec 2023.
• This records an increase from the previous figure of 4,497.954 USD bn for Dec 2022.
• EU Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 3,811.308 USD bn from Dec 1999 to 2023, with 25 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,799.122 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 1,880.685 USD bn in 2001.
• EU Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: USD: Annual.

CEIC calculates annual Tax Revenue as the sum of Production and Import Tax and Current Taxes on Income Wealth and Etc and converts it into USD. Eurostat provides Tax Revenue in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.

The average for 2019 based on 43 countries was 37.76 percent. The highest value was in France: 60.7 percent and the lowest value was in North Macedonia: 13 percent. The indicator is available from 2005 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset is about countries per year in Europe. It has 44 rows and is filtered where the date is 2021. It features 4 columns: country, tax revenue, and birth rate.