evidence: The UK is a net contributor to the EU budget. In other words, it contributes more to the EU budget than it receives back from it. [...] Germany, with a net contribution of €12.8bn, was the largest contributor, followed by the UK, with €7.43bn (£6.55bn). [...] The largest net contributor to the EU budget per capita is the Netherlands, followed by Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom in fifth place, with €112.85 in 2017 .