World Bank · Public Sector
Germany: Social contributions (% of revenue)
55.66percent · 2024+6.7% since 2014
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector. Annual figures for Germany from 1972 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.661 | |
| 2023 | 55.298 | |
| 2022 | 54.576 | |
| 2021 | 54.624 | |
| 2020 | 55.863 | |
| 2019 | 53.639 | |
| 2018 | 53.344 | |
| 2017 | 53.262 | |
| 2016 | 53.158 | |
| 2015 | 52.579 | |
| 2014 | 52.178 | |
| 2013 | 52.326 | |
| 2012 | 52.617 | |
| 2011 | 52.576 | |
| 2010 | 54.018 | |
| 2009 | 53.47 | |
| 2008 | 53.088 | |
| 2007 | 53.552 | |
| 2006 | 55.717 | |
| 2005 | 57.062 | |
| 2004 | 57.575 | |
| 2003 | 56.234 | |
| 2002 | 56.977 | |
| 2001 | 56.653 | |
| 2000 | 55.945 | |
| 1999 | 56.921 | |
| 1998 | 59.37 | |
| 1997 | 59.885 | |
| 1996 | 59.136 | |
| 1995 | 56.908 | |
| 1994 | 55.065 | |
| 1993 | 54.933 | |
| 1992 | 53.622 | |
| 1991 | 54.292 | |
| 1989 | 52.875 | |
| 1988 | 54.686 | |
| 1987 | 53.616 | |
| 1986 | 53.006 | |
| 1985 | 52.159 | |
| 1984 | 52.194 | |
| 1983 | 54.71 | |
| 1982 | 55.047 | |
| 1981 | 54.949 | |
| 1980 | 53.938 | |
| 1979 | 51.504 | |
| 1978 | 51.277 | |
| 1977 | 51.301 | |
| 1976 | 52.136 | |
| 1975 | 50.991 | |
| 1974 | 48.886 | |
| 1973 | 47.556 | |
| 1972 | 46.624 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Social contributions (% of revenue). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-social-contributions-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in other countries
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- Belize
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- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Korea, Republic of
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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