Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Germany
Germany: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise was 36,327 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Germany, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2024, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Germany stood at 36,327 National currency. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Germany peaked at 69,891 National currency in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36,327 National currency, in 2024.
Germany ranks 13th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise in Germany, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37,344 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 37,903 National currency | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 36,970 National currency | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 37,447 National currency | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 42,868 National currency | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 45,215 National currency | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 47,925 National currency | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 52,762 National currency | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 57,181 National currency | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 56,449 National currency | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 56,841 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 58,655 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 59,330 National currency | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 60,335 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 61,130 National currency | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 56,871 National currency | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 61,773 National currency | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 61,716 National currency | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 66,805 National currency | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 69,588 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 69,256 National currency | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67,849 National currency | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 69,891 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 66,765 National currency | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 65,446 National currency | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 62,793 National currency | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 61,564 National currency | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 43,883 National currency | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 36,850 National currency | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 36,327 National currency | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,506 National currency | 36,970 National currency | 42,868 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 55,582 National currency | 45,215 National currency | 61,130 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,596 National currency | 56,871 National currency | 69,891 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,283 National currency | 36,327 National currency | 62,793 National currency | 5 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Germany?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise in Germany was 36,327 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 69,891 National currency in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,327 National currency in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise duties and consumption taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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