Germany vs United States of America: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Germany
0.1006 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United States of America
0.1077 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Germany rank
150th
United States of America rank
149th

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
00.050.10.150.2197219982024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.1077 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1006 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 150th and United States of America ranks 149th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1308 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1153 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0155 current LCU per US$ of GDP Germany
1980s 0.1148 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0047 current LCU per US$ of GDP Germany
1990s 0.0932 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1105 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0173 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2000s 0.0965 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1051 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0085 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2010s 0.0973 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1026 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0053 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2020s 0.1002 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1111 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0109 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.1077 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1006 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Germany and United States of America?
0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Germany ranks 150th and United States of America ranks 149th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.