{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-tax-revenue-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-tax-revenue-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-tax-revenue-gdp/","title":"Germany Tax Revenue (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Germany's Tax Revenue (% of GDP): 10.9 % of GDP in 2024, +0.2pp YoY. 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Tax take shapes fiscal capacity, public services quality, and business cost environment. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 12.1 % of GDP in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.7 in 1983. The latest reading of 10.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}