Total tax revenue including social contributions, was over €126 billion in 2024. This was a doubling of tax revenue in the 10 years since 2014 and these receipts made up over 85% of all general government revenue.
In 2024, more than half (52%) of taxes came from direct taxes. This included income tax amounting to almost €30 billion and corporation tax of more than €28 billion.
Corporation tax revenues continue to increase and are 18% higher than 2023 receipts.
Taxes on products accounted for 25% of total tax revenue, including VAT at €22 billion and excise duties at €6 billion.
VAT increased by 8% in 2024 compared with 2023.
PRSI receipts were €17 billion in 2024, up 9% on 2023.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (24 November 2025) published Irish Tax Statistics 2024.
Commenting on the release, Elaine O'Sullivan, Statistician in the Government Accounts Division, said: “Today’s release shows continued growth in tax receipts and Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI). Total tax revenues for Ireland were more than €126 billion in 2024. This was an increase of 9% or €10 billion on 2023 total tax revenue receipts. For comparison the cash-based Exchequer data showed €108 billion in 2024 (Note that this does not include PRSI and other non-Exchequer revenues classified as taxes).
Continued Growth in Tax Revenues
General government taxes continue to grow steadily and in 2024 were double the levels seen 10 years ago. Much of this growth occurred in more recent years and can be attributed to income tax and corporation tax revenues.
Taxes by Category
More than half of all tax receipts were from direct taxes on income and wealth; the largest taxes in this area were corporation tax and income tax which includes Pay As You Earn (PAYE). As noted above, total taxes rose by €10 billion in 2024 and taxes on income and wealth contributed more than half of this.
There were strong revenues for taxes on products which includes VAT and excise duties. VAT receipts increased by 8% in 2024 resulting in a contribution to revenue of €22 billion.
Technical Information
This release is based on the National Tax List (NTL) compiled by the CSO and transmitted to Eurostat. The NTL is part of the national accounts framework (European System of Accounts 2010) where taxes are compiled on a general government accrual basis. In simple terms this takes the cash-based Revenue Commissioners’ data and adjusts the timing of receipts to align with the time of activity. The data also covers a broader range of tax receipts such as Local Property Tax and local authority commercial rates."