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

Australia
9,808 National currency
in 2024
Germany
19,042 National currency
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Germany rank
4th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199520092024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 19,042 National currency against 9,808 National currency in Australia, a difference of 9,234 National currency.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 5th and Germany ranks 4th of 25 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 2,081 National currency 7,448 National currency 5,368 National currency Germany
2000s 3,550 National currency 9,287 National currency 5,737 National currency Germany
2010s 5,781 National currency 12,657 National currency 6,876 National currency Germany
2020s 8,535 National currency 16,686 National currency 8,151 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, Australia or Germany?
Germany, at 19,042 National currency against 9,808 National currency in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Australia and Germany?
9,234 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 — taxes on?
Australia ranks 5th and Germany ranks 4th of 25 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 insurance premiums. 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 — Taxes on insurance premiums
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 923 data points, 1975–2025
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