Tax burden (taxes and social contributions) in the European Union (27) i
Registered · Annual · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (gov_10a_taxag), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
40.3%
European Union (27) · 2024
European Union (27) · 2024Year-on-year change+0.4 pp
Previous period39.9% 2023
Rank in Europe—
EU2740.3%
Spain37.3%
Trend
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About this indicator
- What is the latest tax burden (taxes and social contributions) figure in the European Union (27)?
- 40.3% in 2024.
- What does tax burden (taxes and social contributions) measure?
- Tax burden (taxes and social contributions), in % of GDP. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
- Where does the tax burden (taxes and social contributions) data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10a_taxag («Main national accounts tax aggregates»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is tax burden (taxes and social contributions) updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2024; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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