France vs Germany: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 536,831 National currency against 359,026 National currency in France, a difference of 177,805 National currency.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times France's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 16th and Germany ranks 13th of 30 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113,107 National currency | 222,398 National currency | 109,291 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 181,818 National currency | 251,336 National currency | 69,517 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 249,031 National currency | 355,548 National currency | 106,517 National currency | Germany |
| 2020s | 332,150 National currency | 490,707 National currency | 158,557 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 — taxes on, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 536,831 National currency against 359,026 National currency in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between France and Germany?
- 177,805 National currency, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- France ranks 16th and Germany ranks 13th 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 on income. 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