France vs Germany: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 298,764 National currency against 206,332 National currency in France, a difference of 92,432 National currency.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times France's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 13th and Germany ranks 10th of 29 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 | 98,655 National currency | 126,327 National currency | 27,672 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 122,430 National currency | 150,108 National currency | 27,678 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 152,555 National currency | 210,046 National currency | 57,492 National currency | Germany |
| 2020s | 191,819 National currency | 272,870 National currency | 81,051 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 — value, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 298,764 National currency against 206,332 National currency in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value between France and Germany?
- 92,432 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 — value?
- France ranks 13th and Germany ranks 10th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value added type taxes. 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