Energy taxes by paying sector by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
18.2%
Iceland
Lowest
0.1%
Luxembourg
Median
2.7%
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
875
What the numbers show
Energy taxes by paying sector is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 18.2% in Iceland; the lowest is 0.1% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.7%, and the mean is 3.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 202.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 350.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 82.4%).
Energy taxes by paying sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 18.2% | 2024 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Estonia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5.3% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5.3% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 3.9% | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 3.5% | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 3.5% | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 3.4% | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 3.4% | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 3.3% | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 3.3% | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 3.0% | 2024 | up 196.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Czechia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 37.2% | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 2.9% | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 2.9% | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 21 | Norway | 2.8% | 2024 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 2.7% | 2024 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 2.6% | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 2.3% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 2.2% | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 2.2% | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 2.2% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 2.1% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 2.0% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 32 | France | 1.5% | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 1.4% | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 35 | Romania | 1.0% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 36 | Türkiye | 1.0% | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 1.0% | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 0.5% | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.