Taxes, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Germany
Germany: Taxes, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) was 1.05 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes, Transactions in Germany, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.05 trillion for taxes, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes, transactions in Germany peaked at 1.05 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 475.69 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, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 475.69 billion | — |
| 2003 | 482.15 billion | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 482.29 billion | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 495.21 billion | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 533.45 billion | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 582.47 billion | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 602.12 billion | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 572.81 billion | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 572.27 billion | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 619.53 billion | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 646.32 billion | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 670.99 billion | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 696.78 billion | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 727.76 billion | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 763.22 billion | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 799.29 billion | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 832.88 billion | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 859.27 billion | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 808.90 billion | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 906.52 billion | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 974.60 billion | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 971.33 billion | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 trillion | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 1.05 trillion | +4.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1.05 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 321.17 billion, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1.05 trillion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307.50 billion, 3.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 528.27 billion | 475.69 billion | 602.12 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 718.83 billion | 572.27 billion | 859.27 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 952.48 billion | 808.90 billion | 1.05 trillion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes, transactions in Germany?
- Taxes, transactions in Germany was 1.05 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 475.69 billion in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for taxes, transactions?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes, transactions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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, 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.