VAT rate by COICOP consumption purpose - experimental statistics by country

Countries reporting
28
Highest
25.0%
Denmark
Lowest
0.0%
Belgium
Median
5.0%
Years covered
14
2008–2021
Data points
362

What the numbers show

VAT rate by COICOP consumption purpose - experimental statistics is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 25.0% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.0% in Belgium.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.0%, and the mean is 7.3%.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 100.0%).

VAT rate by COICOP consumption purpose - experimental statistics: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Denmark 25.0% 2021 unchanged flat
2 Lithuania 21.0% 2021 unchanged rising
3 Estonia 20.0% 2021 unchanged flat
4 Germany 19.0% 2021 unchanged flat
5 Czechia 10.0% 2021 unchanged flat
5 Slovakia 10.0% 2021 down 50.0% falling
5 Finland 10.0% 2021 up 11.1% rising
8 Bulgaria 9.0% 2021 down 55.0% falling
8 Netherlands 9.0% 2021 up 50.0% rising
10 Sweden 8.8% 2016 up 35.4% rising
11 Portugal 6.0% 2016 up 20.0% rising
12 Hungary 5.0% 2021 down 2.0% flat
12 Slovenia 5.0% 2021 down 41.2% falling
12 Romania 5.0% 2016 unchanged flat
12 Poland 5.0% 2021 unchanged falling
12 Latvia 5.0% 2021 down 77.3% falling
12 Austria 5.0% 2021 down 50.0% falling
12 Croatia 5.0% 2021 down 50.0% falling
12 Cyprus 5.0% 2021 down 7.4% falling
20 Italy 4.1% 2016 down 21.2% falling
21 Spain 4.0% 2021 unchanged flat
22 France 3.9% 2021 down 2.5% flat
23 Luxembourg 3.0% 2021 unchanged flat
24 United Kingdom 1.7% 2016 volatile
25 Ireland 0.0% 2021 flat
25 Malta 0.0% 2021 flat
25 Greece 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
25 Belgium 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
VAT rate by COICOP consumption purpose - experimental statistics
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 362 data points, 2008–2021
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