Contributing factors to gross household income EU 2022

Net wages were the greatest contributor to household disposable income in the European Union in 2022, followed by social benefits. Net wages' share of household income has been rising consistently since 2012, when it was 34.5 percent, to reach 36.6 percent in the most recent year. Social benefits and transfers saw a sharp uptick in 2020, when governments across the EU increased support to citizens due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, while taxes were reduced. Since then, however, benefits and transfers to households have been reduced, while taxes have slowly risen again.

Items contributing to gross household adjusted disposable income in the European Union from 2012 to 2022 (in percentage shares)

Characteristic	Net wages	Social benefits	Gross operating surplus and mixed income	Social transfers in kind	Net property income	Other	Taxes
2012	34.5%	24.9%	20.5%	17.4%	9.5%	7.3%	-14.1%
2013	34.5%	25.3%	20.6%	17.5%	9.2%	7.3%	-14.4%
2014	34.7%	25.3%	20.5%	17.7%	9.2%	7.3%	-14.7%
2015	35.1%	25.3%	20.4%	17.7%	9.1%	7.2%	-14.7%
2016	35.3%	25.1%	20.2%	17.8%	9%	7.2%	-14.6%
2017	35.8%	24.9%	20.3%	17.7%	8.9%	7.1%	-14.8%
2018	36.4%	24.8%	20.2%	17.7%	8.9%	7%	-14.9%
2019	36.9%	24.9%	19.9%	17.7%	8.5%	6.9%	-14.9%
2020	35.8%	26.8%	19.3%	18.3%	7.4%	6.8%	-14.4%
2021	36.2%	25.8%	19.3%	18.7%	7.8%	6.8%	-14.5%
2022	36.6%	24.8%	19.4%	18.4%	8.3%	7%	-14.6%

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

2012 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Totals may exceed 100 percent due to taxes. When taxes are removed from the total, they will be equal to 100 percent, reflecting net disposable household income.

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