Factors affecting gross household disposable income in European countries 2022

As of 2022, Denmark was the European country which had the greatest share of its household income made up by wages and salaries. At the same time, Denmark had the most heavily taxed household, with taxes being worth over a third of gross household income. Countries such as Italy, Greece, and Poland, on the other hand, saw much smaller shares of household income being contributed by wages and salaries, with households in these countries receiving greater contributions from operating surplus and mixed income - i.e. income earned from the ownership of a business or through self-employment. In Greece, this is, in fact, larger than the contribution of wages and salaries, reflecting the importance of small businesses and self-employment to the Greek economy.