German tax revenue (Bundesbank definition)
German tax revenue (Bundesbank definition) stood at 66,281 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total tax revenue (Bundesbank definition)2 | 66,281 | 98,102.18 | 67,907.33 | 60,951.63 | 89,269.26 | 70,453.45 | 64,494.47 | 115,419.41 | 60,242.39 | 61,220.5 | |
| Central and state government and European Union | 61,614.71 | 91,082.33 | 63,370.32 | 56,589.35 | 82,679.1 | 65,815.36 | 59,427.76 | 106,343.95 | 56,154.54 | 57,134.7 | |
| Local government share in joint taxes | 4,666.29 | 7,019.84 | 4,537.02 | 4,362.28 | 6,590.16 | 4,638.09 | 5,066.71 | 9,075.46 | 4,087.85 | 4,085.81 |
Understanding german tax revenue (Bundesbank definition)
The total aggregate of statutory imposts collected under the Bundesbank definition, spanning all levels of the German federal structure, is captured in this master time series. This measure consolidates cash receipts flowing into the coffers of central, state, and local entities, alongside contributions routed to supranational authorities. As the highest-level summary in this table, it acts as the master sum of direct levies on earnings, indirect levies on consumption, and various administrative excises. It diverges from other broad fiscal indicators by adhering strictly to the central bank's compilation boundaries, which may treat certain quasi-taxes, specific transit fees, or mandatory social contributions differently than standard accrual-based accounting frameworks.
Monthly cash receipts inherently display extreme volatility driven by statutory payment deadlines, rendering sequential month-on-month assessments largely uninformative for macroeconomic analysis. Assessing the aggregate on a year-on-year basis smooths out the distortions introduced by major quarterly settlement dates for corporate and assessed personal levies. Users must exercise caution when matching this combined sum against overarching output indicators, as cash collection frequently lags the actual underlying economic activity by several months. Furthermore, legislative adjustments to filing deadlines, sweeping alterations to base rates, or administrative changes in deduction mechanisms can generate structural breaks that complicate long-term historical comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this aggregate include social security contributions?
- No, social security contributions are tracked separately and fall outside the strict definition of tax revenue applied in this specific framework.
- Why does the total fluctuate heavily between consecutive months?
- Fluctuations arise primarily from statutory filing and payment deadlines, which systematically concentrate cash receipts into specific months of the quarter.
- Can this measure be directly compared to national accounts revenue?
- Discrepancies exist between cash-based banking definitions and the accrual-based accounting used in standard national accounts frameworks, requiring methodological adjustments before direct comparison.