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Germany - Government Revenue (% of GDP) 29.37

World Bank WDI (revenue excl. grants) · updated 2026-10-15 · 162 economies tracked

Latest value

29.37 (2024)

Global rank

##44 of 162 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 1972

1.37×

Ranking Race — Government Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#461972198219922002201220222024#19#442023 overtook Ukraine2024 overtook North Macedonia
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Germany climbed from #19 to #44 (overtook Ukraine). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Reunification curated

East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.

1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

2023
Overtook Ukraine in global rank auto
2024
Overtook North Macedonia in global rank auto

Government Revenue (% of GDP), 1972-2024

World Bank WDI (revenue excl. grants) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1972198720022017202421.4724.3627.2630.15

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