Government revenue — all countries

Government revenue — Euro area

Government revenue in the Euro area in 2024 — 36.13%. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 11.27 pp.

2024 36.13% +0.68 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 37.04%1997
Period minimum 24.86%1972

Trend over time

1972–2024 · % of GDP

Government revenue — Euro area, 1972–2024202530354019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 24.86%1973: 25.8%1974: 26.21%1975: 26.53%1976: 27.46%1977: 27.97%1978: 28.33%1979: 28.62%1980: 29.82%1981: 30.05%1982: 30.98%1983: 31.54%1984: 31.45%1985: 31.66%1986: 32.03%1987: 32.13%1988: 31.81%1989: 31.89%1990: 31.06%1991: 33.19%1992: 33.65%1993: 33.63%1994: 33.7%1995: 36.62%1996: 36.87%1997: 37.04%1998: 36.36%1999: 36.76%2000: 36.19%2001: 35.86%2002: 35.36%2003: 35.23%2004: 34.82%2005: 34.88%2006: 35.13%2007: 35.14%2008: 35.02%2009: 34.88%2010: 35.1%2011: 35.21%2012: 35.87%2013: 36.56%2014: 36.58%2015: 36.19%2016: 36.04%2017: 36.1%2018: 36.19%2019: 36.04%2020: 36.05%2021: 36.03%2022: 35.87%2023: 35.44%2024: 36.13%
Change over the period: +11.27 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 36.13%
World 23.9%
Government revenue — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 36.13 +0.68 pp
2023 35.44 −0.42 pp
2022 35.87 −0.16 pp
2021 36.03 −0.02 pp
2020 36.05 +0.01 pp
2019 36.04 −0.15 pp
2018 36.19 +0.09 pp
2017 36.1 +0.06 pp
2016 36.04 −0.15 pp
2015 36.19 −0.39 pp
2014 36.58 +0.03 pp
2013 36.56 +0.68 pp
2012 35.87 +0.66 pp
2011 35.21 +0.12 pp
2010 35.1 +0.21 pp
2009 34.88 −0.14 pp
2008 35.02 −0.13 pp
2007 35.14 +0.01 pp
2006 35.13 +0.25 pp
2005 34.88 +0.06 pp
2004 34.82 −0.41 pp
2003 35.23 −0.13 pp
2002 35.36 −0.5 pp
2001 35.86 −0.34 pp
2000 36.19 −0.56 pp
1999 36.76 +0.4 pp
1998 36.36 −0.68 pp
1997 37.04 +0.17 pp
1996 36.87 +0.25 pp
1995 36.62 +2.92 pp
1994 33.7 +0.08 pp
1993 33.63 −0.02 pp
1992 33.65 +0.46 pp
1991 33.19 +2.13 pp
1990 31.06 −0.83 pp
1989 31.89 +0.09 pp
1988 31.81 −0.33 pp
1987 32.13 +0.11 pp
1986 32.03 +0.37 pp
1985 31.66 +0.2 pp
1984 31.45 −0.09 pp
1983 31.54 +0.56 pp
1982 30.98 +0.93 pp
1981 30.05 +0.23 pp
1980 29.82 +1.2 pp
1979 28.62 +0.29 pp
1978 28.33 +0.35 pp
1977 27.97 +0.51 pp
1976 27.46 +0.93 pp
1975 26.53 +0.32 pp
1974 26.21 +0.42 pp
1973 25.8 +0.94 pp
1972 24.86

About the indicator

Central government revenue excluding grants, as a percent of GDP. Beyond taxes it includes non-tax receipts: dividends of state-owned companies, revenue from the sale of extraction rights, duties and fees. That is why the difference between this indicator and tax revenue says something about the structure of a state: in commodity countries it is large, because a substantial part of the budget comes not from taxes but from rent.

Important: Grants are excluded deliberately: in the poorest countries foreign aid can make up a substantial part of the budget, and with it included the indicator would no longer measure the ability of a state to raise revenue.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.