Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Germany
Germany: Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 1.07 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Germany, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.07 for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Germany peaked at 1.07 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.02, in 1999.
Germany ranks 1st of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.02 | — |
| 1996 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More public sector data for Germany
- Arms imports 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,059 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 88.46 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Germany?
- Defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Germany was 1.07 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2020.
- What is the lowest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.