Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Germany
Germany: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 38.02 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Germany, 1965–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Germany is 38.02 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Germany peaked at 39.05 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.58 Percentage of GDP, in 1970.
Germany ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 31.67 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 32.26 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 32.28 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 32.23 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 33.94 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 31.58 Percentage of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 32.07 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 33.56 Percentage of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 35.04 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 34.9 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 34.33 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 35.3 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 36.67 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 36.68 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 36.39 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 36.44 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 35.87 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 35.55 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 35.58 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 35.72 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 36.09 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 35.84 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 36.3 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 35.96 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 36.23 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 34.8 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.48 Percentage of GDP | 31.67 Percentage of GDP | 33.94 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 34.65 Percentage of GDP | 31.58 Percentage of GDP | 36.68 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.96 Percentage of GDP | 35.55 Percentage of GDP | 36.44 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 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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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 7,949 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 15,220 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Germany?
- Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - 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 revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 39.05 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.58 Percentage of GDP in 1970.
- How does Germany rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - 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 Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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.