2022 Edition 20 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN In 2021, the tax burden represented 35.8% of the GDP In 2021: • The tax burden went back to an upward trend, more than compensating for the nominal decrease of the previous year; • General Government tax revenue stood at €75.6 billion, the highest value of the series. This result equalled an increase of about €5 billion compared to 2020, and about €1.6 billion compared to 2019; • As the nominal change in tax revenue (+7.1%) was greater than that in GDP (+5.6%), the tax burden as a percentage of GDP increased to 35.8%1 in 2021 (35.3% in the previous year). Tax burden between 1999 and 2021 (as % of GDP) 1 Preliminary figure. Direct tax revenue increased by 2.2%: • This increase was mainly due to individual income tax revenue, which grew by 5.7%; • Social contributions increased by 6.9%, as a result, in particular, of the growth in paid employment and the increase in the minimum wage; • The measures to protect employment, wages, and salaries and the progressive recovery of activity also explain the positive evolution of the revenue from individual income tax and social contributions, as had already been seen in 2020; • Revenue from corporate income tax, on the other hand, fell by 6.6%. % of GDP 30.8 30.9 30.7 31.1 30.1 30.2 30.9 31.4 31.9 31.7 29.8 30.4 32.2 31.7 34.0 34.2 34.4 34.1 34.1 34.7 34.5 35.3 35.8 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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