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Germany - VAT Revenue (% of GDP) 7.04

IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 151 economies tracked

Latest value

7.04 (2019)

Global rank

##47 of 151 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 1990

1.22×

Ranking Race — VAT Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#551990199520002005201020152020#15#472018 overtook Slovak Republic2019 overtook France
GermanyBosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaSamoaSerbia

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. Germany climbed from #15 to #47 (overtook Slovak Republic). 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.

2018
Overtook Slovak Republic in global rank auto
2019
Overtook France in global rank auto

VAT Revenue (% of GDP), 1990-2019

IMF World Revenue · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020195.776.276.787.28
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