Germany vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 298,764 National currency against 210,476 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 88,288 National currency.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 29 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 | 126,327 National currency | 54,593 National currency | 71,734 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 150,108 National currency | 80,760 National currency | 69,347 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 210,046 National currency | 129,502 National currency | 80,544 National currency | Germany |
| 2020s | 272,870 National currency | 174,873 National currency | 97,997 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, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 298,764 National currency against 210,476 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 88,288 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 — value?
- Germany ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 12th 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