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Germany: Central government revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1872–2025 · 134 observations · cgovrev_GDP

2025
13.3%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.1 pointsfrom 13.4%
Average, 2016–2025
13.6%10 years
Record high and low
60.9% (1915)low 3.05% (1872)

Central government revenue (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202513.3
202413.4
202313.1
202213.4
202113.7
202013.4
201914.0
201814.0
201713.9
201613.9

Sources

  • Mitchell1872–1993
  • Andersson1872–2024
  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1873–2020
  • Flandreau & Zumer1880–1913
  • Ritschl1925–1938
  • World Development Indicators1972–2024
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1991–2024
  • Eurostat1995–2025

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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