Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany
Germany: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany stood at 16.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany peaked at 21.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2004.
Germany ranks 115th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 19.7% | — |
| 1973 | 20.4% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 19.4% | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 21.0% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 17.5% | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -1.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 16.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Germany's 16.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.2% | 19.4% | 21.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.5% | 17.6% | 5 |
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 income, profits and capital gains in Germany?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany was 16.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Germany ranks 115th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.