{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"europe-government-revenue-by-country","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/europe-government-revenue-by-country","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/europe-government-revenue-by-country/","title":"Government Revenue in Europe by Country (2024)","description":"Total general government revenue as a share of GDP across 30 European countries in 2024: Norway highest at 60.5%, Ireland lowest at 26.5%. 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Norway is a special case: a large share of its receipts comes from petroleum taxation and the state's direct interest in oil and gas production, so the ratio rises and falls with energy prices rather than with tax policy. Among countries without resource revenue, Finland, Denmark and France lead."},{"question":"Is government revenue the same as the tax burden?","answer":"No. General government revenue includes taxes and social contributions but also property income, sales of goods and services by public bodies, and capital transfers received. Social contributions in particular are a large share in continental European systems and are often excluded from headline \"tax burden\" comparisons, which is why tax-to-GDP ratios published elsewhere are typically several points lower than the figures in this table."},{"question":"How does revenue compare with spending?","answer":"The difference between the two is the government deficit or surplus. Comparing this ranking with government expenditure shows which countries are running gaps: in 2024 most European governments spent more than they collected, with the panel averages at 44.0% of GDP in revenue against a higher expenditure average. Only a handful of countries — mostly the Nordics and a few smaller states — collected more than they spent."}]}