Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany
Germany: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.584 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.584 for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Germany peaked at 0.7108 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.584, in 2020.
That places Germany 74th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7108 | — |
| 1992 | 0.7077 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6901 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6958 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6537 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6163 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6132 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6125 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6256 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6277 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6314 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6381 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6454 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6291 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6457 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6427 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6436 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6432 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6542 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6649 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6707 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.665 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6626 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6607 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6505 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6267 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6339 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6239 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6179 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.584 | -5.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.584 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9695, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.584 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.978, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6584 | 0.6125 | 0.7108 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6401 | 0.6277 | 0.6542 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6477 | 0.6179 | 0.6707 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.584 | 0.584 | 0.584 | 1 |
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 taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Germany?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Germany was 0.584 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7108 in 1991.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.584 in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Germany ranks 74th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.