France vs Germany: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 20.0% against 18.9% in France, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was France ahead.
France ranks 131st and Germany ranks 129th of 156 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.8% | 24.9% | 10.0% | France |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 22.5% | 7.5% | France |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 22.1% | 4.7% | France |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.1% | 1.2% | France |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 24.5% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.7% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 20.0% against 18.9% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between France and Germany?
- 1.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- France ranks 131st and Germany ranks 129th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.