Government revenue in Western Europe in 2024 — 34.32%. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 9.26 pp.
1972–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.32 | +0.69 pp |
| 2023 | 33.62 | −0.52 pp |
| 2022 | 34.14 | −0.33 pp |
| 2021 | 34.47 | −0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 34.57 | −0.29 pp |
| 2019 | 34.86 | −0.33 pp |
| 2018 | 35.2 | +0.06 pp |
| 2017 | 35.14 | +0.36 pp |
| 2016 | 34.78 | −0.21 pp |
| 2015 | 34.99 | −0.43 pp |
| 2014 | 35.42 | −0.06 pp |
| 2013 | 35.47 | +0.51 pp |
| 2012 | 34.97 | +0.47 pp |
| 2011 | 34.49 | −0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 34.51 | −0.06 pp |
| 2009 | 34.58 | +0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 34.56 | +0.36 pp |
| 2007 | 34.2 | −0.32 pp |
| 2006 | 34.52 | +0.09 pp |
| 2005 | 34.42 | +0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 34.36 | −0.44 pp |
| 2003 | 34.8 | +0.06 pp |
| 2002 | 34.74 | −0.38 pp |
| 2001 | 35.12 | −0.34 pp |
| 2000 | 35.46 | −0.26 pp |
| 1999 | 35.72 | +0.52 pp |
| 1998 | 35.2 | −0.14 pp |
| 1997 | 35.34 | +0 pp |
| 1996 | 35.34 | +0.42 pp |
| 1995 | 34.92 | +1.92 pp |
| 1994 | 33 | +0.18 pp |
| 1993 | 32.82 | −0.01 pp |
| 1992 | 32.83 | +0.43 pp |
| 1991 | 32.4 | +2.2 pp |
| 1990 | 30.2 | −1.5 pp |
| 1989 | 31.69 | −0.23 pp |
| 1988 | 31.92 | −0.61 pp |
| 1987 | 32.53 | +0.06 pp |
| 1986 | 32.47 | −0.55 pp |
| 1985 | 33.01 | +1.42 pp |
| 1984 | 31.59 | +0.33 pp |
| 1983 | 31.26 | −0.15 pp |
| 1982 | 31.42 | +0.34 pp |
| 1981 | 31.07 | +0.45 pp |
| 1980 | 30.63 | +1.46 pp |
| 1979 | 29.16 | +0.36 pp |
| 1978 | 28.8 | +0.03 pp |
| 1977 | 28.77 | +0.21 pp |
| 1976 | 28.57 | +0.95 pp |
| 1975 | 27.62 | +0.63 pp |
| 1974 | 26.99 | +0.51 pp |
| 1973 | 26.48 | +1.42 pp |
| 1972 | 25.06 | — |
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.
How much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Public Finance Tax revenue (% of GDP)Taxes collected as a percent of GDP — the fiscal capacity of the state.
Public Finance Government debtGross general government debt as a percent of GDP.