Germany - Social contributions (% of revenue)

Social contributions (% of revenue) in Germany was 55.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 60.04 in 1997, while its lowest value was 46.62 in 1972.

Definition: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1972 46.62
1973 47.56
1974 48.89
1975 50.99
1976 52.14
1977 51.30
1978 51.28
1979 51.50
1980 53.94
1981 54.95
1982 55.05
1983 54.71
1984 52.19
1985 52.16
1986 53.01
1987 53.62
1988 54.69
1989 52.88
1991 54.29
1992 53.62
1993 54.93
1994 55.07
1995 57.06
1996 59.29
1997 60.04
1998 59.53
1999 57.91
2000 57.09
2001 57.84
2002 58.29
2003 57.53
2004 59.02
2005 58.52
2006 57.20
2007 55.08
2008 54.67
2009 55.28
2010 55.54
2011 54.31
2012 54.41
2013 54.44
2014 54.35
2015 54.68
2016 55.32
2017 55.49
2018 55.42
2019 55.63

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance