Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Germany
Germany: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 10.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Germany, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Germany recorded 10.1% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Germany peaked at 11.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1988.
Germany ranks 69th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.6% | — |
| 1981 | 9.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 4 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.4708 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28,480 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3985 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 24,108 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7571 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Germany?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Germany was 10.1% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1988.
- How does Germany rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Germany ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.