Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Germany
Germany: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 37.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Germany, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Germany is 37.48, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Germany peaked at 39.14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.06, in 2004.
That places Germany 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.14 | — |
| 1981 | 35.69 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 35.45 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 35.33 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 35.46 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 35.86 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 35.47 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 35.73 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 35.45 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 35.9 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 34.39 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 34.75 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 35.59 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 35.65 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 36.02 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 36.21 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 35.53 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 35.24 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.4 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 35.94 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 36.02 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 34.76 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 34.17 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 34.29 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.06 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.09 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.62 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.1 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.58 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 36.39 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 35.16 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 35.87 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 36.61 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 36.94 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.89 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 37.32 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 37.78 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.79 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.45 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 38.65 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 38.14 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 39.14 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 38.87 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 37.48 | -3.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 37.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.81, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Germany's 37.48 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.95, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.65 | 35.33 | 36.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.47 | 34.39 | 36.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.91 | 34.06 | 36.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.14 | 35.16 | 38.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.41 | 37.48 | 39.14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 11 Netherlands 38.53 compare
- 12 Serbia 38.43 compare
- 13 Croatia 38.01 compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.14 compare
- 16 Montenegro 36.77 compare
- 17 Spain 36.42 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Germany?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Germany was 37.48 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 39.14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.06 in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.