EFTA in Figures  

Selected key indicators for the EFTA countries are presented in the following graphs and tables. Click on the graphs to open enlarged versions.

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Taxes and Social Contributions (% of GDP), EFTA States and Selected EU-27 Countries, 2010

Taxes on income and wealth

Taxes on production and imports[4]

Social contribution[5]

Total

Iceland

16.6

14.3

4.1

35.0

Norway

20.6

12.2

9.7

42.5

Switzerland

15.3

6.9

7.0

29.2

Austria

12.7

14.5

16.3

43.5

Denmark

29.8

16.8

1.9

48.5

France

10.6

14.9

18.6

44.1

Germany

11.0

11.1

16.9

39.0

Sweden

19.3

18.0

8.8

46.1

United Kingdom

15.6

12.8

8.4

36.8

EU-27

12.4

13.0

13.9

39.3

 

[1] Figures expressed in Purchasing Power Standards are derived from figures expressed in national currency by using Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) as conversion factors. These parities are obtained as a weighted average of relative price ratios in respect to a homogeneous basket of goods and services, both comparable and representative for each country. They are fixed in a way that makes the average purchasing power of one euro in the European Union equal to one PPS. (Eurostat).

[2] Based on the EU Labour Force Survey, Liechtenstein data is register-based unemployment.

[3] Iceland data unavailable prior to 2003

[4] For Denmark, includes taxes on production and imports of EU institutions.

[5] This includes all employers' and employees' social contributions, as well as as imputed social contributions that represent the counterpart to social benefits paid directly by employers.

Please visit Eurostat for further information on Europe 2020 indicators and other statistics concerning EFTA and the EU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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