SOTWStatistics of the World

Standard VAT rate (European Commission)

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % · EC.L.VAT.STANDARD.A

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Standard VAT rate (European Commission): latest reading for 27 geographies, with the period of each. Source: European Commission.
#Country or areaValue (%)PeriodHistory
1HungaryHUN27.02026History
2FinlandFIN25.52026History
3CroatiaHRV25.02026History
4DenmarkDNK25.02026History
5SwedenSWE25.02026History
6EstoniaEST24.02026History
7GreeceGRC24.02026History
8IrelandIRL23.02026History
9PolandPOL23.02026History
10PortugalPRT23.02026History
11SlovakiaSVK23.02026History
12ItalyITA22.02026History
13SloveniaSVN22.02026History
14BelgiumBEL21.02026History
15CzechiaCZE21.02026History
16LatviaLVA21.02026History
17LithuaniaLTU21.02026History
18NetherlandsNLD21.02026History
19RomaniaROU21.02026History
20SpainESP21.02026History
21AustriaAUT20.02026History
22BulgariaBGR20.02026History
23FranceFRA20.02026History
24CyprusCYP19.02026History
25GermanyDEU19.02026History
26MaltaMLT18.02026History
27LuxembourgLUX17.02026History

Source: European Commission. 27 geographies, periods 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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Frequency
Annual
Series identity
EC.L.VAT.STANDARD.A

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Source: European Commission, Taxes in Europe Database.

Licence: European Commission reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Reuse remains subject to this source’s terms.

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