Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Germany
Germany: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 16.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
16.0%
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
42nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2008
All-time low
13.8%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Germany, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Germany is 16.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Germany peaked at 16.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2020.
Germany ranks 42nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.0% | — |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +15.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 16.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Germany's 16.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.7%, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Germany?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Germany was 16.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Germany ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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