France vs Germany: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax
France
14.68 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Germany
14.86 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
France rank
5th
Germany rank
4th
Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 14.86 Percentage of GDP against 14.68 Percentage of GDP in France, a difference of 0.18 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
France ranks 5th and Germany ranks 4th of 33 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.76 Percentage of GDP | 8.94 Percentage of GDP | 2.82 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 1970s | 14.41 Percentage of GDP | 11.29 Percentage of GDP | 3.12 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 1980s | 17.98 Percentage of GDP | 13.04 Percentage of GDP | 4.94 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 1990s | 17.74 Percentage of GDP | 13.88 Percentage of GDP | 3.86 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 2000s | 15.79 Percentage of GDP | 13.48 Percentage of GDP | 2.32 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 2010s | 16.28 Percentage of GDP | 13.84 Percentage of GDP | 2.44 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 2020s | 14.69 Percentage of GDP | 14.55 Percentage of GDP | 0.1429 Percentage of GDP | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 14.86 Percentage of GDP against 14.68 Percentage of GDP in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between France and Germany?
- 0.18 Percentage of GDP, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?
- France ranks 5th and Germany ranks 4th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compulsory payments conferring entitlement to future social benefits These are usually earmarked to finance social benefits and paid to institutions of general government.