The Sales Tax Rate in Germany stands at 19 percent. Sales Tax Rate in Germany averaged 17.95 percent from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 19 percent in 2007 and a record low of 16 percent in 2001.

Sales Tax Rate in Germany is expected to be 19.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Sales Tax Rate - VAT is projected to trend around 19.00 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Germany Taxes Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Corporate Tax Rate 30.00 30.00 56.80 29.40 percent [+]
Personal Income Tax Rate 45.00 45.00 57.00 42.00 percent [+]
Sales Tax Rate 19.00 19.00 19.00 16.00 percent [+]
Social Security Rate 39.06 40.21 42.53 33.35 percent [+]
Social Security Rate For Companies 19.44 19.38 21.00 16.70 percent [+]
Social Security Rate For Employees 19.63 20.78 21.63 16.65 percent [+]


Germany Sales Tax Rate - VAT

In Germany, the sales tax rate is a tax charged to consumers based on the purchase price of certain goods and services. The benchmark we use for the sales tax rate refers to the highest rate. Revenues from the Sales Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Germany. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Sales Tax Rate | VAT - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Sales Tax Rate - VAT - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
19.00 19.00 19.00 16.00 2000 - 2019 percent Yearly




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United Kingdom 20.00 Dec/19
Germany 19.00 Dec/19
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South Africa 15.00 Dec/19
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Japan 8.00 Jan/19
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Saudi Arabia 5.00 Jan/19
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