Environmental taxes in Germany
Germany: Environmental taxes was 63.34 billion in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environmental taxes in Germany, 1995–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 63.34 billion for environmental taxes in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental taxes in Germany peaked at 65.24 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.98 billion, in 1997.
Germany ranks 38th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.62 billion | 41.98 billion | 46.26 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.17 billion | 49.14 billion | 58.24 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.02 billion | 52.98 billion | 61.12 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.04 billion | 57.53 billion | 65.24 billion | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More public sector data for Germany
- Arms imports 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,059 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 88.46 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental taxes in Germany?
- Environmental taxes in Germany was 63.34 billion in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental taxes recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 65.24 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest environmental taxes recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.98 billion in 1997.
- How does Germany rank for environmental taxes?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environmental taxes rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental taxes (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset tracks government revenue from taxes imposed on activities that negatively impact the environment. These taxes are categorized into four types: energy taxes (including fuel for transport), transport taxes (excluding fuel for transport), pollution taxes, and resource taxes.