Germany - Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Germany was 396,135,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 396,135,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 52,709,080,000 in 1972.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

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

Year Value
1972 52,709,080,000
1973 59,442,790,000
1974 61,718,040,000
1975 61,994,140,000
1976 68,052,950,000
1977 74,796,890,000
1978 79,797,320,000
1979 85,728,310,000
1980 90,815,660,000
1981 93,019,330,000
1982 94,369,140,000
1983 98,101,580,000
1984 107,525,000,000
1985 112,433,000,000
1986 115,445,000,000
1987 120,312,000,000
1988 123,508,000,000
1989 137,855,000,000
1990 143,903,000,000
1991 184,424,000,000
1992 200,058,000,000
1993 200,660,000,000
1994 213,652,000,000
1995 217,428,000,000
1996 209,466,000,000
1997 210,419,000,000
1998 218,262,000,000
1999 237,016,000,000
2000 246,869,000,000
2001 238,147,000,000
2002 238,173,000,000
2003 243,240,000,000
2004 235,897,000,000
2005 243,861,000,000
2006 258,820,000,000
2007 283,300,000,000
2008 292,141,000,000
2009 284,070,000,000
2010 286,964,000,000
2011 309,258,000,000
2012 319,087,000,000
2013 326,440,000,000
2014 336,144,000,000
2015 347,367,000,000
2016 354,104,000,000
2017 373,025,000,000
2018 385,572,000,000
2019 396,135,000,000

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.

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance