Apple paid $17 billion in taxes to Ireland last year, which is 40% of its $43 billion worldwide total, according to figures published via the *Financial Times*. The numbers were disclosed for the first time under new EU rules that require large companies to break down their finances by country.

The payment was significantly boosted by the EU's top court ordering Apple in 2024 to pay €13 billion in back taxes. The court ruled that Ireland had granted the company unlawful state aid, which resulted in an effective tax rate of less than 1% on its operations there.

The disclosure marks one of the most detailed looks yet at how much tax Apple pays in individual countries where it does business. Under the new EU requirements, large companies must report revenue, profits, and taxes on a country-by-country basis rather than only at a regional or global level.

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