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Environmental taxation regimes within the European Union


Tax analysis by category year 2012 - as % of GDP

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Environmental tax analysis by category:

  • Energy taxes include taxes on energy products used for both transport and combustion processes (so-called stationary purposes)
  • Transport taxes consist of taxes relating to the ownership, the registration and use of motor vehicles
  • The pollution taxes include taxes on pollutants in the air and water, the management of solid waste and taxes for the abatement of noise
  • Resource taxes includes taxes associated with the extraction or use of a natural resource.
Tax analysis by category year 2012 - as % of GDP
CountryTotalEnergyTransportPollution and Resources
Amount% of GDPRankingAmount% of GDPRankingAmount% of GDPRankingAmount% of GDPRanking
Denmark9,5033.8715,3882.2063,5271.4415880.246
Slovenia1,3483.8221,0953.1011440.41171090.313
Netherlands21,3193.56311,6181.94126,6381.1133,0630.512
Croazia1,3903.1747581.73183490.8062830.641
Finland5,9093.0754,0072.08101,7800.9241220.0615
Italy47,2573.02636,5982.34410,1620.65114970.0321
Malta2042.9871081.5822871.27290.1311
Greece5,5232.8584,2062.1781,3170.681000.0027
Bulgaria1,1192.8299952.5121040.2619200.0518
Estonia4842.78104272.453110.0627470.274
Cyprus4772.69113381.91141390.79700.0028
United Kingdom50,7092.631236,7621.911512,2460.63121,7010.0912
Hungary2,4712.55131,8341.89164100.42162260.237
Poland9,6052.52148,2162.1697360.19236540.178
Sweden10,1682.49158,2482.02111,7920.44141270.0322
Ireland4,0822.49162,1711.32261,4740.9054370.275
Austria7,4842.44175,0121.63212,4080.788630.0224
Luxembourg1,0392.42189682.265620.142580.0225
Latvia5382.42194251.9113940.4215180.0813
Czech Republic3,5962.35203,3492.1972090.1426380.0223
Portugal3,5962.18212,8021.70207800.4713140.0126
Germany58,0042.182246,8501.76179,4040.35181,7500.0714
Belgium8,1222.16234,8121.28272,7980.7495130.149
Romania2,5511.94242,2611.72192150.1624740.0616
France37,2411.832529,8021.47254,8530.24212,5860.1310
Slovakia1,2451.75261,0831.52241380.1922240.0320
Lithuania5481.66275161.5723150.0528170.0517
Spain16,1521.572813,1131.27282,6890.26203500.0319
European Union311,683233,76264,58313,338
EU weighted average2.401.800.500.10
EU arithmetic average2.581.910.530.13
Euro Area220,024165,43644,9789,610
EA 19 weighted average2.311.740.470.10
EA 19 arithmetic average2.571.870.580.12

In millions of euro