Australia vs Germany: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current

Australia
519,971 National currency
in 2024
Germany
552,833 National currency
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Germany rank
14th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k199520092024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 552,833 National currency against 519,971 National currency in Australia, a difference of 32,862 National currency.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 15th and Germany ranks 14th of 31 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 112,910 National currency 247,982 National currency 135,072 National currency Germany
2000s 165,042 National currency 264,474 National currency 99,432 National currency Germany
2010s 271,056 National currency 369,980 National currency 98,924 National currency Germany
2020s 453,312 National currency 506,455 National currency 53,143 National currency Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current, Australia or Germany?
Germany, at 552,833 National currency against 519,971 National currency in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between Australia and Germany?
32,862 National currency, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current?
Australia ranks 15th and Germany ranks 14th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,324 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org