Germany general government budgetary revenue
Germany general government budgetary revenue stood at 462,557 EUR million in 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Public finances (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1991 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Public finances (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central government | |||||||||||
| Government, budgetary accounts (Germany as a whole), Revenue | 462,557 | 473,728 | 425,302 | 399,565 | 370,338 | 341,352 | 382,490 | 374,361 | 357,791 | 344,665 | |
| Government, budgetary accounts (Germany as a whole), Expenditure | 527,913 | 498,756 | 490,202 | 515,599 | 511,938 | 472,064 | 369,184 | 363,486 | 352,771 | 338,417 |
Understanding germany general government budgetary revenue
Inflows directed explicitly into the primary national treasury constitute this metric, isolating the central administrative apparatus from regional and municipal authorities. It captures proceeds from federal taxes, customs duties, and non-tax administrative fees, recorded in EUR million. By excluding state-level levies and statutory welfare contributions, this series zeroes in on the financial capacity of the highest tier of the state. Capital transfers and dividends from state-owned enterprises paid to the national exchequer are also embedded in the total, cleanly separating it from the broader general government revenue aggregate that consolidates all public sectors.
The most robust analytical approach relies on annual comparisons, which effectively neutralize the distorting impact of quarterly tax collection deadlines and uneven corporate dividend schedules. Retrospective data refinements occur regularly as preliminary tax estimates give way to finalized assessment returns. Analysts must exercise caution when tracing trajectories across decades, as shifts in the constitutional distribution of tax yields between federal and state tiers can cause sudden breaks in the series. Measuring these figures alongside regional revenues requires vigilance, since internal transfers from the central treasury to lower-tier governments must be properly netted out to prevent double counting.
Frequently asked questions
- Are municipal property taxes included in this aggregate?
- Local levies are strictly excluded, as the measure solely tracks inflows destined for the national treasury.
- Do these figures account for inflation?
- All values are reported in nominal terms without any adjustment for changing price levels.
- What happens if the federal tax code undergoes major revisions?
- Structural alterations to tax brackets or base definitions create immediate discontinuities in the historical dataset.