Taxation 2025

8.1 Fiscal income from motor vehicles in EU selected countries, (EUR billion) *

IE IT NL PT ES SE
€ bn € bn € bn € bn € bn SEK bn
2019 2022 2022 2021 2023 2021
VAT on vehicles, servicing/repair parts, tyres 0.7 19.2 1.4 2.8 11.1 25.5
Sales & registration taxes 1.0 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.6
Annual ownership taxes 0.9 7.2 10.8 9.5 3.0 1.1
Fuels & Lubricants 3.5 32.8 9.6 2.8 22.8 57.0
Driving license fees 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
Insurance taxes 0.1 3.7 1.2 1.1 2.8
Tolls 2.2 0.2 2.8
Customs duties
Other taxes 4.3 0.6 1.5 0.8 1.3
TOTAL (National currencies) 6.2 71.0 19.2 8.5 39.5 104.9
Total in EURO ** 6.2 71.0 19.2 8.5 39.5 9.2
Total = EUR 153.6 bn

Source: ACEA
* lates available data; only countries for which sourced data is available are listed;
*** Euro foreign exchange reference rates at 26 March 2024; source: ECB

8.2 Revenues from environmentally related taxes in % of GDP

8.2.1 Environmental tax revenues by % of GDP in EU countries, 2023

% of GDP in EU(27) Countries
Country code 2023
AT 2.03
BE 1.91
CZ 1.69
DK 2.33
EE 2.41
FI 2.26
FR 2.11
DE 1.62
EL 3.01
HU 1.82
IE 0.90
IT 2.53
LV 2.41
LT 1.63
LU 1.30
NL 2.40
PL 2.13
PT 2.26
SK 1.98
SI 2.98
ES 1.50
SE 1.56
BG 2.16
HR 3.16
CY 2.21
MT 1.86
RO 1.58
EU * 2.01

Source: OECD, data extracted on 26/9/2025
* OECD Europe

8.2.2 Evolution of environmental tax revenues by % of GDP in EU* countries, 2005-2023

Source: OECD
* OECD europe

8.3 Average annual tax per vehicle in major EU countries*

Source: ACEA
“* Per country estimates based on total number of
vehicles on roads”

8.4 Excise duties on fuels in EU countries (EUR/1000 litres)

 

1 January 2025 1 January 2024 % change 2022-2024
Unleaded Diesel Unleaded Petrol Diesel Unleaded Petrol Diesel
AT 482 397 482 397 0.0% 0.0%
BE 600 600 600 600 0.0% 0.0%
DE** 655 470 655 470 0.0% 0.0%
DK 710 565 683 475 3.8% 18.9%
EL 700 410 700 410 0.0% 0.0%
ES 504 379 504 379 0.0% 0.0%
FI 685 504 684 492.3 0.1% 2.4%
FR 683 594 683 594 0.0% 0.0%
HR 512 406 456 383 10.9% 6.0%
IE 688 596 606 527 11.9% 13.1%
IT 713 632 728 617 -2.1% 2.4%
LU 559 452 549 441 1.8% 2.5%
NL 789 516 789 516 0.0% 0.0%
PT 634 504 578 443 8.8% 13.8%
SE 423 350 493 362 -16.5% -3.3%
BG 363 330 363 330 0.0% 0.0%
CY 429 400 359 330 16.3% 21.2%
CZ 508 394 525 407 -3.3% -3.2%
EE 591 428 563 372 4.7% 15.1%
HU 399 374 393 368 1.5% 1.6%
LT 513 520 466 410 9.2% 26.8%
LV 532 441 509 414 4.3% 6.5%
MT 359 330 359 330 0.0% 0.0%
PL 423 391 391 360 7.6% 8.6%
RO 559 512 406 372 27.4% 37.6%
SI 597 545 529 459 11.4% 18.7%
SK 514 368 514 368 0.0% 0.0%
EU 27 average 560 460 540 431 0.04 -0.06

Source: EC, DG taxud

8.5 Consumer prices of petroleum products inclusive of duties and taxes in EU (€/litre)

8.5.1 Consumer prices of automotive diesel in EU countries, 2025 (€/litre)

Source: EC

8.5.2 Consumer prices of euro-super 95 in EU countries, 2025 (€/litre)

Source: EC