Tax-to-GDP ratio in European Union
Taxes and social contributions in the European Union were equal to 40.7% of GDP in 2025.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2025
40.7%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
Tax-to-GDP ratio in European Union over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.7% |
| 2024 | 40.2% |
| 2023 | 39.9% |
| 2022 | 40.6% |
| 2021 | 41.2% |
| 2020 | 41.0% |
| 2019 | 40.9% |
| 2018 | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 41.0% |
| 2016 | 40.9% |
| 2015 | 40.8% |
| 2014 | 41.0% |
| 2013 | 41.0% |
| 2012 | 40.4% |
| 2011 | 39.4% |
| 2010 | 39.0% |
| 2009 | 39.2% |
| 2008 | 39.5% |
| 2007 | 40.1% |
| 2006 | 40.0% |
| 2005 | 39.7% |
| 2004 | 39.5% |
| 2003 | 39.8% |
| 2002 | 39.8% |
| 2001 | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 40.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 40.8%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.