Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains … Transactions in Germany
Germany: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains … Transactions was 571.41 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions in Germany, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions in Germany is 571.41 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions in Germany peaked at 571.41 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 237.26 billion, in 2002.
That places Germany 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains … Transactions in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 237.26 billion | — |
| 2003 | 237.80 billion | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 238.16 billion | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 248.53 billion | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 276.84 billion | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 300.06 billion | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 314.03 billion | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 281.35 billion | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 280.78 billion | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 306.01 billion | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 326.39 billion | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 340.39 billion | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 353.54 billion | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 371.65 billion | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 397.06 billion | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 421.40 billion | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 444.67 billion | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 457.90 billion | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 428.97 billion | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 486.07 billion | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 531.07 billion | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 533.33 billion | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 552.83 billion | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 571.41 billion | +3.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 571.41 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 146.16 billion, 3.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Germany's 571.41 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 120.45 billion, 4.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 266.75 billion | 237.26 billion | 314.03 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 369.98 billion | 280.78 billion | 457.90 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 517.28 billion | 428.97 billion | 571.41 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions in Germany?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions in Germany was 571.41 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 571.41 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 237.26 billion in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. 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 Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.