Germany vs Iceland: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 38.02 Percentage of GDP against 36.95 Percentage of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 1.07 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 15th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.51 Percentage of GDP | 30.86 Percentage of GDP | 4.65 Percentage of GDP | Germany |
| 2000s | 34.91 Percentage of GDP | 35.49 Percentage of GDP | 0.5769 Percentage of GDP | Iceland |
| 2010s | 37.14 Percentage of GDP | 36.21 Percentage of GDP | 0.9302 Percentage of GDP | Germany |
| 2020s | 38.23 Percentage of GDP | 35.57 Percentage of GDP | 2.66 Percentage of GDP | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, Germany or Iceland?
- Germany, at 38.02 Percentage of GDP against 36.95 Percentage of GDP in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between Germany and Iceland?
- 1.07 Percentage of GDP, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Germany ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 15th of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.