Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Germany
Germany: Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.4308 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Germany, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.4308 for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Germany peaked at 0.65 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4308, in 2020.
Germany ranks 69th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.65 | — |
| 1992 | 0.65 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.63 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5601 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5051 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5051 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5123 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5224 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5199 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.514 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5139 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.495 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5311 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5311 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5471 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5471 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5391 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.533 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5391 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5341 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5341 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5341 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5225 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4944 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5071 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4962 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.489 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4308 | -11.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.4308 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 43% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.4308 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5739 | 0.5051 | 0.65 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5258 | 0.495 | 0.5471 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5183 | 0.489 | 0.5391 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4308 | 0.4308 | 0.4308 | 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 value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Germany?
- Value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Germany was 0.4308 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 in 1991.
- What is the lowest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4308 in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Germany ranks 69th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Value-added tax (VAT), 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.