Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Germany
Germany: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 38.02 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Germany recorded 38.02 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Germany peaked at 39.05 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.06 Percentage of GDP, in 2004.
Germany ranks 14th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.8 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 34.75 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.59 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 35.65 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 36.02 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 36.21 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 35.53 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 35.24 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.4 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 35.94 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 36.02 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 34.76 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 34.17 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 34.29 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.06 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.09 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.62 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.1 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.58 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 36.4 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 35.17 Percentage of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 35.88 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 36.62 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 36.95 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.89 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 37.3 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 37.79 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 37.77 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.41 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 38.62 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 38.13 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 39.05 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 38.66 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 37.29 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 38.02 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.51 Percentage of GDP | 34.75 Percentage of GDP | 36.21 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.91 Percentage of GDP | 34.06 Percentage of GDP | 36.4 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.14 Percentage of GDP | 35.17 Percentage of GDP | 38.62 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.23 Percentage of GDP | 37.29 Percentage of GDP | 39.05 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 14,694 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.7832 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2149 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 13,003 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9951 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Germany?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Germany was 38.02 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 39.05 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.06 Percentage of GDP in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.