Germany vs United States of America: NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general

Germany
8.6 Percentage of GDP
in 2025
United States of America
8.43 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Germany rank
25th
United States of America rank
26th

NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general over time

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  • United States of America
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 8.6 Percentage of GDP against 8.43 Percentage of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.17 Percentage of GDP.

Across all 30 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 26th of 33 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 8.89 Percentage of GDP 9.76 Percentage of GDP 0.8643 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2000s 8.24 Percentage of GDP 10.07 Percentage of GDP 1.84 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2010s 7.93 Percentage of GDP 9.77 Percentage of GDP 1.84 Percentage of GDP United States of America
2020s 8.26 Percentage of GDP 8.71 Percentage of GDP 0.4417 Percentage of GDP United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general, Germany or United States of America?
Germany, at 8.6 Percentage of GDP against 8.43 Percentage of GDP in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general between Germany and United States of America?
0.17 Percentage of GDP, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general?
Germany ranks 25th and United States of America ranks 26th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general government
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,326 data points, 1970–2025
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The National Accounts at a Glance (NAAG) is based on the original publication and has nine chapters: The first chapter focuses on indicators of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The second is about income and related indicators and presents measures of net national income, savings and net lending/net borrowing. The third chapter looks at the expenditure approach to GDP, with information on the key components of demand and imports. The fourth chapter presents indicators from a production perspective. The fifth chapter looks at household sector indicators such as household disposable income, saving and net worth. The sixth chapter focuses on general government, presenting indicators such as general government revenue, expenditure and gross debt. The seventh chapter looks at financial and non-financial corporations. The eighth chapter presents indicators of capital stock and depreciation. Finally, chapter 9 provides reference indicators, important in their own right but also because they are used in the construction of many of the indicators presented elsewhere in NAAG.