Germany vs United Kingdom: Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations)
Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations) over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports -51.01 billion against -63.92 billion in United Kingdom, a difference of 12.91 billion.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 35 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.56 billion | -56.30 billion | 63.85 billion | Germany |
| 2010s | 59.00 billion | -51.77 billion | 110.77 billion | Germany |
| 2020s | -68.91 billion | -110.38 billion | 41.47 billion | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at -51.01 billion against -63.92 billion in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 12.91 billion, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Germany ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary balance, 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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About this data
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.