Euro area vs India: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Euro area
25.3%
in 2024
India
34.8%
in 2022
Euro area rank
27th
India rank
29th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Euro area
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 34.8% against 25.3% in Euro area, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 27th and India ranks 29th of 41 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 20.5% | 0.2% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 16.0% | 6.4% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 20.5% | 1.9% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 36.3% | 14.4% | India |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 45.3% | 26.1% | India |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 34.8% | 12.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Euro area or India?
- India, at 34.8% against 25.3% in Euro area as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Euro area and India?
- 9.5%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and India?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Euro area and India rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Euro area ranks 27th and India ranks 29th of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.