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Germany tax revenue

Germany tax revenue broken down by type of tax and level of government.

Source: Deutsche Bundesbank and Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF)Last updated: Curated by Bui Thanh Phuc

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Bundesbank definition4
Total tax revenue (Bundesbank definition)266,28198,102.1867,907.3360,951.6389,269.2670,453.4564,494.47115,419.4160,242.3961,220.588,433.3263,238.9765,737.0198,451.1862,779.6564,080.686,163.3769,337.4466,758.1113,186.7961,032.0460,920.7986,172.8461,976.0163,814.3591,724.361,173.0958,136.0677,550.5464,149.8661,274.11108,983.1655,987.8456,324.3680,597.3958,854.89
Central and state government and European Union361,614.7191,082.3363,370.3256,589.3582,679.165,815.3659,427.76106,343.9556,154.5457,134.781,864.1559,103.961,337.2891,579.2958,678.6959,916.5879,749.3765,036.4361,989.92104,538.157,098.6856,963.5179,845.9657,924.4659,743.2685,306.5457,374.854,201.6871,630.360,318.1156,857.95100,840.5352,443.4252,724.2174,689.9355,198.89
Central government29,566.9345,557.8131,412.8727,424.9639,371.1133,767.3727,276.555,219.9126,577.8227,738.3241,721.630,147.3630,641.5747,231.2529,539.6128,263.5740,650.9134,723.430,893.4553,471.2928,727.1628,552.9440,426.1629,956.1930,165.8143,386.3529,479.1927,595.4435,844.7332,314.7828,123.1850,408.3926,169.7126,052.5237,727.5628,107.55
State government28,425.3241,993.4128,602.1525,822.138,537.8427,858.0728,611.2148,138.2626,014.626,499.8737,230.1526,209.0527,766.1641,645.6726,219.628,706.4636,614.3627,344.1328,262.3247,222.4925,645.8225,722.636,744.7925,282.8926,972.5339,065.0225,542.8824,272.7832,903.8525,294.9327,078.5648,442.423,179.7923,610.8133,970.4124,355.55
European Union, total13,622.463,531.113,355.33,342.294,770.164,189.923,540.062,985.783,562.122,896.512,912.42,747.52,929.562,702.382,919.482,946.552,484.112,968.912,834.153,844.332,725.72,687.962,675.012,685.392,604.922,855.172,352.732,333.462,881.732,708.391,656.211,989.743,093.923,060.882,991.972,735.8
EU customs duties504.08453.35548.76535.75492.27453.75427.35493513.89483.98499.87529.52489.24507.66479.15506.22469.79533.09354.32515.17542.54504.79491.85502.22421.75448.62465.39446.13353.89411.69359.13471.94488.87455.83386.92503.1
Local government share in joint taxes4,666.297,019.844,537.024,362.286,590.164,638.095,066.719,075.464,087.854,085.816,569.184,135.064,399.726,871.894,100.974,164.026,4144,301.014,768.188,648.693,933.373,957.286,326.884,051.544,071.096,417.763,798.293,934.385,920.243,831.764,416.168,142.633,544.423,600.165,907.463,656
By type of tax4
Income taxes, total429,922.7859,753.1227,73926,422.4251,218.2725,852.931,062.1669,045.8522,003.2124,588.3249,074.1225,187.2129,056.8560,028.0324,519.7526,069.8551,344.2624,267.9730,947.7468,713.6521,473.4124,242.0448,032.3223,980.1927,016.756,435.7325,452.6524,042.5447,075.2721,67328,675.1366,240.6119,655.4821,172.9646,034.4521,856.71
Wage tax (after deducting child benefit, from 1996)23,480.7822,800.1222,531.8422,734.1520,201.9521,601.3523,160.0132,646.2119,852.5220,243.2119,458.120,966.9722,394.8722,327.6921,76421,729.0219,415.3620,666.2721,224.1630,947.3619,348.7518,818.9118,412.6620,260.7221,381.4121,766.8219,928.8520,954.2418,053.5818,333.220,713.928,903.4317,983.4717,764.1117,381.7518,858.74
Assessed income tax321.6816,876.5333.87-408.8816,501.21435.932,049.2720,479.6652.4979.8318,247.15562.81,115.1217,614.32-436.25-321.0417,215.06464.482,388.0520,057.58413.131,654.0917,838.88958.29-10.4315,499.74-307.61-361.3416,389.03716.851,996.5819,883.85291.031,008.7216,975.96219.32
Corporation tax-689.058,983.68469.99-3.118,930.85-364.01181.3810,685.54-1,009.6652.229,292.65778.03-410.869,573.43-670.65233.8410,136.92-364.7867.411,173.54-1,391.64778.269,425.94-140.28-589.989,851.02664.68-154.558,712.32139.741,288.4912,326.86-570.787.949,905.8277.43
Investment income tax6,670.7311,092.74,403.34,100.265,584.264,179.635,671.55,234.443,107.953,313.062,076.232,879.415,957.7210,512.583,862.654,428.024,576.933,501.926,468.126,535.183,103.162,990.782,354.832,901.456,235.699,318.155,166.723,604.23,920.332,483.214,676.175,126.471,951.692,312.191,770.942,501.22
Value added taxes (VAT), total224,339.3825,759.8528,652.0622,099.1326,215.3529,743.725,912.527,583.127,311.3223,948.8826,944.526,386.8723,805.4225,896.4926,781.8722,529.6722,874.7430,737.5825,405.427,812.9428,672.0324,415.5326,948.6824,977.6724,456.1724,162.7124,517.4222,566.9219,698.8928,427.3725,487.0124,941.0425,787.2623,790.423,746.6425,553.61
Domestic VAT17,590.6618,954.5321,487.816,001.4916,729.9527,323.4719,781.2521,101.7221,035.4718,030.0220,600.3120,196.917,637.9419,735.0920,035.6216,783.8316,282.5425,417.8819,409.3721,016.4322,351.2918,232.720,775.1619,051.9418,257.6118,026.8417,975.2316,493.9114,140.9822,988.619,339.8618,422.5919,505.5417,628.8317,706.6318,978.33
Import VAT6,748.726,805.327,164.266,097.659,485.42,420.236,131.246,481.386,275.855,918.866,344.196,189.976,167.486,161.46,746.265,745.846,592.215,319.715,996.036,796.516,320.756,182.836,173.525,925.736,198.566,135.876,542.196,073.015,557.925,438.776,147.146,518.456,281.716,161.576,040.016,575.28
Central government taxes, total87,578.139,477.858,163.717,863.498,299.0911,896.84,494.0314,180.087,738.677,905.499,204.68,347.568,221.059,610.158,090.538,042.178,712.7211,411.27,348.7612,481.957,874.138,149.738,515.59,896.778,137.948,741.058,208.197,684.788,152.1311,280.194,413.5713,899.067,750.497,664.568,571.378,404.36
Energy tax2,257.922,982.982,973.052,591.792,431.371,796.71575.17,356.643,215.072,988.83,272.182,967.173,059.023,079.352,985.182,677.92,698.661,444.361,818.756,292.723,127.223,170.63,320.932,900.673,077.233,022.72,917.882,776.582,716.641,432.06339.337,626.773,198.273,198.133,077.093,362.46
Insurance tax1,137.671,095.661,457.571,3021,183.887,118.131,053.26985.341,357.79977.461,013.571,764.471,054.51,022.71,420.411,152.311,127.716,747.81987.25917.931,244.58908.9941.031,637.96967954.221,284.771,115.781,050.816,307.75896.62831.291,144.72837.3875.351,522.84
Tobacco tax1,749.511,584.571,297.321,621.551,231.56710.7346.382,294.281,075.831,772.441,514.021,318.171,670.781,432.151,326.431,813.31,327.9887.521,199.122,116.081,250.131,810.43941.21,297.941,644.651,007.871,492.911,404.19840.441,339.84491.731,675.581,167.061,451.181,259.531,216.22
Solidarity surcharge763.392,093.1786.16682.881,772.01644.56829.362,045.98441.45570.811,638.29619.47659.582,218.07642.16697.741,805.73617.32921.412,159.19454.37628.981,645.47523.12703.592,049.9788.96652.331,681.01542.65804.732,153.32448.9492.441,571.84485.56
Central government taxes, Motor vehicle tax879833.66747.41882.22893.73790.82948.73629.28689.8759.27761.19774.16841.25807.96835.77840.9870.77817.7970.4589.95779.06731.49713.55801.41857.7784.02881.54867.52960.86788.06912.14616.06753.51698.72773.04782.67
Electricity tax358.78473.74476.2375.74434.38393.9476.93343.18432.58409.16429.65449.47360.85511.86436.47461.12491.9454.491,075.09-60.28547.46450.2497.55445.01419.79376.77450.5486.21537.55444.88557.79514.98593.84556.51582.7587.18
Alcohol tax144.44147.1154.6119.46122.84193.6843.92310.4162.89139.84167.23148.18159.56161.7145.47136.39138.61185.57194.67189.1156.78150.45166.32162.06174.71171.84151.1137.1152.59206161.59237.98171.1170.77167.08176.47
Other central government taxes287.43267.05271.39287.87229.33248.31220.35214.99363.26287.72408.48306.47415.52376.37298.64262.51251.45256.44182.06277.26314.54298.68289.452,128.62293.27373.74240.53245.08212.24218.96249.64243.09273.1259.52264.75270.96
State government taxes, total42,851.52,656.552,524.272,798.13,039.032,347.22,551.542,693.252,376.32,873.632,709.342,5022,857.452,407.72,386.265,949.722,753.752,248.072,527.272,260.662,204.082,267.032,181.682,375.832,483.841,931.072,285.112,041.312,257.872,115.612,104.472,130.021,970.681,980.961,855.532,200.91
Real estate acquisition tax1,370.661,249.361,154.631,371.811,499.171,195.061,277.661,241.321,188.331,355.261,329.941,211.011,298.871,216.391,259.711,269.771,310.791,181.581,234.071,059.031,087.141,157.571,077.791,142.521,189.96982.651,051.331,015.96957.511,041.03987.22951.551,004.06951.53892.411,116.9
Inheritance tax1,179.531,055.021,080.561,139.491,003.64843.41994.671,143.13883.581,222.731,078.11,005.161,296.2866.79857.844,377.49940.05767.73973.65862.8830.06844.79789.47957.821,003.87638.55940.42734.82801.07751.29835.44853.63709.44728.99655.98805.28
Betting and lottery tax209.37246.86196.62203.53201.11227.91203.31210.47222.75206.91198.34194.98166.17213.72191.11218.28189.94209.72240.14249.73204.55178.52204.8188.02199.57203.18202.14203.9200.55241.35209.3226.68177.32215.88203.26190.05
Other state government taxes91.94105.3192.4683.28335.1180.8275.8998.3381.6488.72102.9690.8696.21110.877.6184.18312.9889.0479.4289.0982.3286.15109.6387.4790.44106.6991.2286.63298.7581.9472.5198.1779.8784.56103.8888.69
Local business tax transfers1,085.121.45279.551,232.735.25159.146.91,424.132991,420.210.89285.811,3071.16522.08982.978.1139.53174.611,402.43265.861,341.672.8243.321,297.965.12244.341,354.3812.5242.01234.811,300.5335.051,259.652.46336.21
Payments from central government to state government3,804.252,778.932,776.362,770.122,679.932,679.422,654.752,598.732,598.732,598.733,144.193,144.193,944.192,829.662,829.662,829.662,705.582,705.582,705.582,481.722,481.722,481.722,845.552,845.553,645.552,768.762,768.762,768.762,666.282,666.282,666.282,589.912,589.912,589.912,626.052,626.05
BMF budget-execution definition2
Distribution by level of government4
Federal-government share26,616.1425,762.68
Länder share30,010.332,229.56
European Union share3,367.273,622.46
Municipal share of income and turnover taxes4,329.314,666.29
Total tax revenue excluding purely municipal taxes (BMF)564,323.0166,281
Joint taxes, total752,988.6754,262.17
Wage tax21,890.9423,480.78
Assessed income tax-566321.68
Non-assessed taxes on earnings1,318.474,375.25
Final withholding tax on interest and capital gains1,860.572,295.48
Corporation tax-281.33-689.05
Minimum tax76.16138.64
Turnover taxes28,689.8524,339.38
Trade-tax apportionment468.931,085.12
Federal taxes, total97,853.17,578.13
Energy tax2,570.212,257.92
Tobacco tax1,247.351,749.51
Alcohol tax148.28144.44
Insurance tax1,797.21,137.67
Electricity tax572.28358.78
Motor-vehicle tax718.7878.99
Aviation tax170.83186.34
Solidarity surcharge532.35763.39
Other federal taxes95.89101.09
Länder taxes, total52,422.032,851.5
Inheritance tax926.031,179.53
Real-estate transfer tax1,181.691,370.66
Betting and lottery tax219.37209.37
Beer tax52.4151.67
Other Länder taxes42.5440.27
Customs duties590.29504.08

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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1991 to Jul 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank and Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF).

About this data

Germany tax revenue broken down by type of tax and level of government. The monthly data follows two definitions, tracking joint taxes, central government taxes, state government taxes and municipal shares in EUR million. Published by the Deutsche Bundesbank and the BMF since 1990, the figures cover specific levies such as wage tax, corporation tax, value added taxes and energy tax.

Frequently asked questions

What is the latest figure for Germany tax revenue?
Total tax revenue (Bundesbank definition) stood at 66,281 EUR million in Jul 2026. That is −32.4% from Jun 2026 and +0.8% from a year earlier.
How far back does the Germany tax revenue data go?
The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1991 to Jul 2026. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank and Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF). Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
What does the Germany tax revenue table measure?
The Germany tax revenue table measures the total tax collected across different levels of government. It tracks the amount raised from joint taxes, central government taxes and state government taxes in EUR million.
Which specific taxes are included in the German tax revenue data?
The German tax revenue data includes major joint taxes like wage tax, corporation tax and value added taxes. It also breaks down specific levies such as the energy tax, tobacco tax, alcohol tax, aviation tax and inheritance tax.
What is the difference between the Bundesbank and BMF tax revenue definitions?
The Bundesbank series for German tax revenue splits the take between central, state and local government and the EU, following joint taxes down to individual levies. The BMF budget-execution series groups taxes differently and excludes purely municipal taxes, meaning the two totals are not identical.