Germany vs United States: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Germany
12.2%
in 2023
United States
12.0%
in 2023
Germany rank
21st
United States rank
23rd
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 12.2% against 12.0% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 21st and United States ranks 23rd of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 0.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 12.3% | 1.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 11.8% | 1.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.6% | 0.3% | United States |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.8% | 0.4% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 12.2% against 12.0% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Germany and United States?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 21st and United States ranks 23rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.