Germany vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 443,779 National currency against 360,373 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 83,406 National currency.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 31 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 205,355 National currency | 110,808 National currency | 94,547 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 252,288 National currency | 159,002 National currency | 93,286 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 343,227 National currency | 241,066 National currency | 102,161 National currency | Germany |
| 2020s | 417,749 National currency | 306,936 National currency | 110,813 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, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 443,779 National currency against 360,373 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 83,406 National currency, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Germany ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 16th 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 — Taxes on production and imports. 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