This statistic displays the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) applicable to prescription-only drugs in Europe as of January 1, 2024, by country. Denmark had the highest rate of VAT on prescription-only drugs at 25 percent. This was closely followed by Ireland, with a VAT rate of 23 percent for not orally administered Rx drugs.
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Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2024, by country
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BPI. (December 12, 2024). Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2024, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/
BPI. "Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2024, by country." Chart. December 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/
BPI. (2024). Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2024, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/
BPI. "Value Added Tax (Vat) Rate on Prescription-only Drugs in Europe in 2024, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/
BPI, Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2024, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Value Added Tax (VAT) rate on prescription-only drugs in Europe in 2024, by country [Graph], BPI, December 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/458957/vat-rate-on-prescription-only-drugs-in-europe/