Euro area vs Germany: Subsidies and other transfers

Euro area
59.4%
in 2023
Germany
80.1%
in 2022
Euro area rank
4th
Germany rank
3rd

Subsidies and other transfers over time

  • Euro area
  • Germany
20406080199020062023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 80.1% against 59.4% in Euro area, a difference of 20.7%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 4th and Germany ranks 3rd of 40 groups.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 53.8% 71.4% 17.6% Germany
2000s 48.7% 81.4% 32.8% Germany
2010s 53.2% 84.0% 30.7% Germany
2020s 56.6% 83.4% 26.8% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Euro area or Germany?
Germany, at 80.1% against 59.4% in Euro area as of 2022.
What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Euro area and Germany?
20.7%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Germany?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Euro area and Germany rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
Euro area ranks 4th and Germany ranks 3rd of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,500 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.