Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Germany

Germany: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 67.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
67.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
147th
of 191 countries
All-time high
74.6%
in 2009
All-time low
66.3%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Germany, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 68.82006: 69.32007: 66.92008: 66.32009: 74.62010: 69.92011: 722012: 71.62013: 66.72014: 67.22015: 67.12016: 67.12017: 672018: 66.92019: 67.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Germany stood at 67.1%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Germany peaked at 74.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2008.

Germany ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Germany, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 68.8%
2006 69.3% +0.8%
2007 66.9% -3.5%
2008 66.3% -0.9%
2009 74.6% +12.5%
2010 69.9% -6.2%
2011 72.0% +3.0%
2012 71.6% -0.6%
2013 66.7% -6.9%
2014 67.2% +0.8%
2015 67.1% -0.1%
2016 67.1% -0.1%
2017 67.0% -0.1%
2018 66.9% -0.2%
2019 67.1% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.2% 66.3% 74.6% 5
2010s 68.3% 66.7% 72.0% 10

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 144 Togo 68.1% compare
  2. 145 Gambia 67.8% compare
  3. 146 Dominican Republic 67.1% compare
  4. 148 Benin 66.9% compare
  5. 149 Sweden 66.7% compare
  6. 150 Angola 66.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Germany?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Germany was 67.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2008.
How does Germany rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Germany ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.