Which has higher expense, transactions, Germany or Iceland?

Germany, at 2.24 trillion against 2.17 trillion in Iceland as of 2025.

What is the difference in expense, transactions between Germany and Iceland?

71.73 billion, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Iceland: Expense, Transactions

Germany

2.24 trillion

in 2025

Iceland

2.17 trillion

in 2025

Germany rank

9th

Iceland rank

10th

Expense, Transactions over time

Germany
Iceland

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.24 trillion against 2.17 trillion in Iceland, a difference of 71.73 billion.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 10th of 35 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.11 trillion	585.04 billion	526.85 billion	Germany
2010s	1.38 trillion	1.03 trillion	348.06 billion	Germany
2020s	1.99 trillion	1.83 trillion	154.24 billion	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, transactions, Germany or Iceland?: Germany, at 2.24 trillion against 2.17 trillion in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in expense, transactions between Germany and Iceland?: 71.73 billion, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for expense, transactions?: Germany ranks 9th and Iceland ranks 10th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.