Tax revenue in Germany
Germany: Tax revenue was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Germany, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Germany is 10.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Germany peaked at 12.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1983.
That places Germany 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10.7% | — |
| 1973 | 10.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 10.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- 128 Russian Federation 10.9% compare
- 129 United States of America 10.8% compare
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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 tax revenue in Germany?
- Tax revenue in Germany was 10.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1983.
- How does Germany rank for tax revenue?
- Germany ranks 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.