Germany tax revenue, central and state government and EU
Germany tax revenue, central and state government and EU stood at 61,614.71 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central and state government and European Union3 | 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 | |
| Central government | 29,566.93 | 45,557.81 | 31,412.87 | 27,424.96 | 39,371.11 | 33,767.37 | 27,276.5 | 55,219.91 | 26,577.82 | 27,738.32 | |
| State government | 28,425.32 | 41,993.41 | 28,602.15 | 25,822.1 | 38,537.84 | 27,858.07 | 28,611.21 | 48,138.26 | 26,014.6 | 26,499.87 |
Understanding germany tax revenue, central and state government and EU
This combined series captures the fiscal inflows directed to the upper tiers of the public administration and supranational bodies, explicitly stripping out the municipal share of joint taxes. It aggregates the receipts belonging to the federal administration, the regional states, and the European Union, forming a sub-total of broad public funding. By excluding the local government portion, this metric highlights the revenue base available for national, regional, and cross-border obligations rather than community-level expenditure. The components within this aggregate encompass major shared levies such as wage and value-added assessments, as well as exclusive federal and regional excises, recorded before the local statutory allocations are geographically dispersed.
When analyzing this consolidated metric, year-on-year evaluations provide the clearest signal of underlying collection momentum, completely avoiding the noise of monthly administrative cycles. The exclusion of municipal shares means this series will not perfectly mirror the overarching national tax burden if local multipliers or lower-tier allocation formulas are modified by lawmakers. Receipts within this grouping are frequently subject to retroactive revisions as initial cash estimates are reconciled with final treasury clearing accounts. Analysts monitor this specific aggregate to gauge the financial resources of the primary sovereign borrowing entities, though sudden step-changes often reflect alterations in distribution keys between the central and state tiers rather than shifts in the macroeconomic base.
Frequently asked questions
- What is missing from this aggregate compared to the overarching national total?
- It explicitly excludes the statutory fractions of joint taxes distributed downwards to local governments and municipalities.
- Does a change in this series always indicate a shift in overall tax collection?
- Not necessarily, as alterations to the internal revenue-sharing formulas between government tiers can shift funds in or out of this aggregate independently of total national receipts.
- Are shared taxes included in this figure?
- Yes, the central and state portions of shared taxes are fully incorporated into this metric, while only the municipal portions are removed.