German state government tax revenue (Bundesbank)
German state government tax revenue (Bundesbank) stood at 2,851.5 EUR million in Jul 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank and Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF). It is one of the indicators in the Tax revenue table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1991 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Tax revenue table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State government taxes, total4 | 2,851.5 | 2,656.55 | 2,524.27 | 2,798.1 | 3,039.03 | 2,347.2 | 2,551.54 | 2,693.25 | 2,376.3 | 2,873.63 | |
| Real estate acquisition tax | 1,370.66 | 1,249.36 | 1,154.63 | 1,371.81 | 1,499.17 | 1,195.06 | 1,277.66 | 1,241.32 | 1,188.33 | 1,355.26 | |
| Inheritance tax | 1,179.53 | 1,055.02 | 1,080.56 | 1,139.49 | 1,003.64 | 843.41 | 994.67 | 1,143.13 | 883.58 | 1,222.73 |
Understanding german state government tax revenue (Bundesbank)
Sovereign fiscal intakes exclusively retained by the regional administrative tier are comprehensively aggregated in this metric. The series bundles the total yield of levies where the states hold absolute collection rights, distinguishing these funds from the shared joint taxes and the dedicated central government streams. Following the Bundesbank framework, it encapsulates the entirety of inheritance duties, real estate transfer charges, and regional betting levies in EUR million. It explicitly ignores horizontal equalization transfers between the states and vertical payments descending from the federal budget, measuring only the direct primary tax yield.
Measuring long-term trends via a year-on-year approach strips out the heavy seasonal biases inherent in regional wealth and property assessments. Evaluating these figures on a period-on-period basis invites misinterpretation, as the timing of major commercial real estate transactions or large inherited estates creates severe, non-cyclical monthly distortions. Analysts rely on this master aggregate to gauge the raw, unadjusted fiscal autonomy of the state tier before any constitutional redistribution mechanisms take effect. Revisions frequently ripple through the timeline as complex legal disputes regarding immense corporate successions or property portfolio transfers are retroactively settled by regional tax courts.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this total include the states' mathematical share of the national income tax?
- Joint taxes are categorized separately; this metric only aggregates the specific duties over which the regional governments hold exclusive collection rights.
- Are federal bailouts or equalization payments between regions captured here?
- The figures reflect pure, direct tax collections at the regional level, entirely excluding intergovernmental budget transfers.
- What causes the largest sudden revisions to these regional tax aggregates?
- Retroactive legal settlements involving massive corporate inheritance disputes or complex commercial real estate transfers often force backwards adjustments to the data.