Germany: Commercial tax rate

Germany: Tax rate, percent of commercial profits

: For that indicator, The World Bank (doing business survey) provides data for Germany from 2005 to 2017. The average value for Germany during that period was 47.72 percent with a minumum of 43.9 percent in 2009 and a maximum of 49.4 percent in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.