Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Germany
Germany: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 45.2% 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 total taxes.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany stood at 45.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany peaked at 47.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2010.
Germany ranks 47th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 39.8% | — |
| 1973 | 42.6% | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 45.4% | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 43.7% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 44.7% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 46.0% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 45.4% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 44.5% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 43.5% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 43.4% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 41.5% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 44.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 43.6% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 44.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 37.9% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 45.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Germany's 45.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 39.8% | 47.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 41.5% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 37.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 37.1% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 36.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 44.3% | 45.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Germany was 45.2% 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 47.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Germany ranks 47th 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 17.4%. 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 total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.