Germany vs United States of America: Social contributions, Transactions
Social contributions, Transactions over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 2.03 trillion against 822.89 billion in Germany, a difference of 1.21 trillion.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.5 times Germany's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 35 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 404.64 billion | 888.22 billion | 483.58 billion | United States of America |
| 2010s | 501.71 billion | 1.17 trillion | 667.18 billion | United States of America |
| 2020s | 699.66 billion | 1.75 trillion | 1.05 trillion | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, transactions, Germany or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 2.03 trillion against 822.89 billion in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social contributions, transactions between Germany and United States of America?
- 1.21 trillion, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for social contributions, transactions?
- Germany ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social contributions, 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.