VAT rate by COICOP consumption purpose - experimental statistics by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
25.0%
Denmark
Lowest
0.0%
Belgium
Median
5.0%
Years covered
14
2008–2021
Data points
478

What the numbers show

VAT rate by COICOP consumption purpose - experimental statistics is currently reported for 35 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 8.2%.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 16 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
2 Lithuania 21.0% 2021 unchanged rising
4 Estonia 20.0% 2021 unchanged flat
4 Estonia 20.0% 2021 unchanged flat
6 Germany 19.0% 2021 unchanged flat
7 Slovakia 10.0% 2021 down 50.0% falling
7 Czechia 10.0% 2021 unchanged flat
7 Finland 10.0% 2021 up 11.1% rising
7 Slovakia 10.0% 2021 down 50.0% falling
11 Netherlands 9.0% 2021 up 50.0% rising
11 Netherlands 9.0% 2021 up 50.0% rising
11 Bulgaria 9.0% 2021 down 55.0% falling
14 Sweden 8.8% 2016 up 35.4% rising
15 Portugal 6.0% 2016 up 20.0% rising
16 Latvia 5.0% 2021 down 77.3% falling
16 Slovenia 5.0% 2021 down 41.2% falling
16 Croatia 5.0% 2021 down 50.0% falling
16 Romania 5.0% 2016 unchanged flat
16 Slovenia 5.0% 2021 down 41.2% falling
16 Poland 5.0% 2021 unchanged falling
16 Latvia 5.0% 2021 down 77.3% falling
16 Hungary 5.0% 2021 down 2.0% flat
16 Croatia 5.0% 2021 down 50.0% falling
16 Poland 5.0% 2021 unchanged falling
16 Cyprus 5.0% 2021 down 7.4% falling
16 Austria 5.0% 2021 down 50.0% falling
28 Italy 4.1% 2016 down 21.2% falling
29 Spain 4.0% 2021 unchanged flat
30 France 3.9% 2021 down 2.5% flat
31 Luxembourg 3.0% 2021 unchanged flat
32 United Kingdom 1.7% 2016 — volatile
32 United Kingdom 1.7% 2016 — volatile
34 Greece 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
34 Belgium 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
VAT rate by COICOP consumption purpose - experimental statistics
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 478 data points, 2008–2021
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