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Germany vs Slovakia: tax rates compared
Germany has an income tax rate of 47.5%, 22.5pp above Slovakia's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Germany sits above it, Slovakia sits below it.
Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | DE | SK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 47.5% | 25% | DE +22.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30.1% | 24% | DE +6.1 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 23% | SK +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 25% | 0% | DE +25 pp |
| Crypto Tax | 0% | 35% | SK +35 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 47.5% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Slovakia | 25% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +22.5 pp | Germany higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 30.1% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Slovakia | 24% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +6.1 pp | Germany higher |
Germany has a corporate tax rate of 30.1%, 6.1pp above Slovakia's 24%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Germany (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30 |
| Slovakia | 23% | Source: Finančná správa Slovenskej republiky — Sadzby dane (VAT rates) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Slovakia higher |
Slovakia has a VAT rate of 23%, 4pp above Germany's 19%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Germany's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Slovakia's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Germany, Individual - Income determination · as of 2026-06-30 |
| Slovakia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Slovak Republic (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-20 |
| Difference | +25 pp | Germany higher |
Germany has a capital gains tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Slovakia's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Germany sits above it, Slovakia sits below it.
Crypto Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 0% | Source: Bundesministerium der Finanzen — Einzelfragen zur ertragsteuerrechtlichen Behandlung von Kryptowerten (BMF-Schreiben vom 6. März 2025) · as of 2025-03-06 |
| Slovakia | 35% | Source: Slov-Lex — Zákon č. 595/2003 Z. z. o dani z príjmov (znenie účinné od 1.1.2026), §2, §4, §8, §9 a §15 · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | −35 pp | Slovakia higher |
Slovakia has a crypto tax rate of 35%, 35pp above Germany's 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: Germany sits below it, Slovakia sits above it. Germany's figure is dated 2025-03-06 and Slovakia's 2026-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Germany (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30 |
| Slovakia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Slovak Republic (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-20 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Germany and Slovakia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.