Croatia vs Germany: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Croatia
38.0%
in 2023
Germany
37.5%
in 2023
Croatia rank
13th
Germany rank
14th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Croatia
- Germany
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 38.0% against 37.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.2% | 35.7% | 5.5% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 34.9% | 1.9% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 37.1% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 38.4% | 1.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Croatia or Germany?
- Croatia, at 38.0% against 37.5% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Croatia and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Germany?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Germany rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Croatia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 14th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.