Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 18.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 18.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 24.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2013.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 39th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.2% | — |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -32.5% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +35.8% | 16.6% | 22.5% |
| 1992 | -32.5% | 24.2% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 16.4% | 24.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More public sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Arms imports 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 29.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 21.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 34.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 71.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Central Europe and the Baltics was 18.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2013.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.