Contributions to gross household adjusted disposable income in the EU 2012-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 10, 2025

Net wages were the greatest contributor to household disposable income in the European Union in 2023, followed by social benefits. Net wages' share of household income has been rising consistently since 2012, when it was 34.5 percent, to reach 36.8 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 2023 (in percentage shares)

CharacteristicNet wagesSocial benefitsGross operating surplus and mixed incomeSocial transfers in kindNet property incomeOtherTaxes
2012 34.5% 24.9% 20.5% 17.4% 9.5% 7.3% -14.1%
2013 34.5% 25.1% 20.8% 17.6% 9.3% 7% -14.3%
2014 34.7% 25.2% 20.7% 17.6% 9.3% 7% -14.6%
2015 35.1% 25.1% 20.5% 17.6% 9.3% 6.9% -14.7%
2016 35.3% 25% 20.4% 17.6% 9.1% 6.9% -14.5%
2017 35.8% 24.8% 20.4% 17.6% 8.9% 6.9% -14.6%
2018 36.4% 24.6% 20.2% 17.6% 8.9% 6.7% -14.7%
2019 36.9% 24.8% 20.1% 17.6% 8.6% 6.7% -14.8%
2020 35.8% 26.6% 19.4% 18.2% 7.3% 6.6% -14.3%
2021 36.2% 25.6% 19.3% 18.7% 8% 6.6% -14.4%
2022 36.6% 24.4% 19.4% 18.3% 8.7% 6.8% -14.3%
2023 36.8% 24.4% 19.8% 17.9% 8.7% 6.5% -14%
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-25%0%25%50%75%100%125%150%

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Release date

October 2024

Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

2012 to 2023

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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