Germany vs Iceland: Subsidies payable, Transactions

Germany
53.87 billion
in 2025
Iceland
68.09 billion
in 2025
Germany rank
10th
Iceland rank
8th

Subsidies payable, Transactions over time

  • Germany
  • Iceland
20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B200220132025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 68.09 billion against 53.87 billion in Germany, a difference of 14.23 billion.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 8th 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 28.40 billion 19.92 billion 8.47 billion Germany
2010s 40.41 billion 29.51 billion 10.90 billion Germany
2020s 75.37 billion 62.79 billion 12.58 billion Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies payable, transactions, Germany or Iceland?
Iceland, at 68.09 billion against 53.87 billion in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in subsidies payable, transactions between Germany and Iceland?
14.23 billion, with Iceland 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 subsidies payable, transactions?
Germany ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Subsidies payable, 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
Subsidies payable, 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

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.