Germany vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 83,587 National currency against 28,749 National currency in Germany, a difference of 54,838 National currency.
That makes United States's figure about 2.9 times Germany's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 7th and United States ranks 6th of 30 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,014 National currency | 19,485 National currency | 7,471 National currency | United States |
| 2000s | 13,979 National currency | 23,958 National currency | 9,978 National currency | United States |
| 2010s | 20,093 National currency | 41,203 National currency | 21,111 National currency | United States |
| 2020s | 26,720 National currency | 85,056 National currency | 58,337 National currency | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 83,587 National currency against 28,749 National currency in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and between Germany and United States?
- 54,838 National currency, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and?
- Germany ranks 7th and United States ranks 6th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and duties on imports excluding Value Added Tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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