Taxes on income and wealth i
30 countries with data for 2024 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: % of GDP · Basic
Source: Eurostat (gov_10a_taxag), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU2713.2%
Euro area13.3%
Spain12.5% 14 of 30
Simple average12.9%
Highest · 
Denmark31.0%
Denmark31.0%Lowest · 
Romania6.0%
Romania6.0%Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 13.2% | +0.2 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 13.3% | +0.2 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 13.3% | +0.2 pp | — |
| 1 | Denmark | 31.0% | — | 1/27 |
| 2 |  Norway | 20.0% | — | — |
| 3 |  Iceland | 19.1% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 3 |  Luxembourg | 19.1% | — | 2/27 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 17.5% | — | 3/27 |
| 6 |  Belgium | 17.0% | — | 4/27 |
| 7 |  Finland | 16.0% | 0.0 pp | 5/27 |
| 8 |  Italy | 15.6% | — | 6/27 |
| 9 |  Switzerland | 15.5% | +0.2 pp | — |
| 10 |  Netherlands | 14.9% | 0.0 pp | 7/27 |
| 11 |  Malta | 14.8% | +2.8 pp | 8/27 |
| 12 |  Austria | 14.0% | +0.2 pp | 9/27 |
| 13 |  Germany | 12.8% | +0.2 pp | 10/27 |
| 14 |  France | 12.5% | -0.1 pp | 11/27 |
| 14 |  Spain | 12.5% | +0.3 pp | 11/27 |
| 16 |  Ireland | 11.8% | +0.4 pp | 13/27 |
| 17 |  Greece | 11.1% | +1.0 pp | 14/27 |
| 18 |  Cyprus | 10.9% | +0.8 pp | 15/27 |
| 19 |  Lithuania | 10.6% | +0.2 pp | 16/27 |
| 20 |  Portugal | 10.2% | — | 17/27 |
| 21 |  Estonia | 9.5% | — | 18/27 |
| 22 |  Latvia | 9.2% | +1.3 pp | 19/27 |
| 23 |  Czechia | 8.5% | +0.5 pp | 20/27 |
| 24 |  Slovenia | 8.4% | +0.5 pp | 21/27 |
| 25 |  Slovakia | 8.2% | — | 22/27 |
| 26 |  Croatia | 7.9% | +0.7 pp | 23/27 |
| 27 |  Poland | 7.8% | +0.4 pp | 24/27 |
| 28 |  Hungary | 7.6% | +0.2 pp | 25/27 |
| 29 |  Bulgaria | 6.5% | +0.1 pp | 26/27 |
| 30 | Romania | 6.0% | +0.6 pp | 27/27 |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest taxes on income and wealth?
- Denmark, with 31.0% in 2024. The EU27 figure is 13.2%.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 12.5% in 2024, rank 14 of 30 countries.
- What does taxes on income and wealth measure?
- Taxes on income and wealth, 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 taxes on income and wealth 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 taxes on income and wealth 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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