Tax revenues vs income inequality in Germany
Germany: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 37.48 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
37.48
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
14th
of 186 countries
All-time high
39.14
in 2021
All-time low
34.06
in 2004
Years of data
44
1980β2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Germany, 1980β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Germany stood at 37.48.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Germany peaked at 39.14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.06, in 2004.
That places Germany 14th out of 186 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.
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
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.44 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,007 (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 revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.057 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.69 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Germany?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Germany was 37.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 39.14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.06 in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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