Germany vs Switzerland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Germany
45.2%
in 2024
Switzerland
45.5%
in 2024
Germany rank
46th
Switzerland rank
45th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 45.5% against 45.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 153 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 30.5% | 13.8% | Germany |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 32.5% | 11.2% | Germany |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 35.7% | 6.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 35.2% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 41.5% | 1.8% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.7% | 0.3% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 45.5% against 45.2% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Germany ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.