France vs Germany: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.72 million National currency against 1.27 million National currency in France, a difference of 442,750 National currency.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times France's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 14th and Germany ranks 11th 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 | 565,904 National currency | 784,525 National currency | 218,621 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 746,198 National currency | 893,016 National currency | 146,818 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 993,227 National currency | 1.19 million National currency | 192,104 National currency | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.18 million National currency | 1.56 million National currency | 380,778 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 — total tax, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.72 million National currency against 1.27 million National currency in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between France and Germany?
- 442,750 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 — total tax?
- France ranks 14th and Germany ranks 11th 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 — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions. 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