Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Germany
Germany: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Germany, 1980–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Germany stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Germany peaked at 2.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
Germany ranks 109th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.0% | — |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +34.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -66.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +69.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 8 |
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3578 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,648 current LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Germany?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Germany was 2.0% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Germany rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 109th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.