Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany

Germany: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4185 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4185
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
57th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7783
in 1995
All-time low
0.3467
in 2004
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7781996: 0.4381997: 0.41998: 0.4191999: 0.3842000: 0.4072001: 0.3782002: 0.3572003: 0.3572004: 0.3472005: 0.3762006: 0.3732007: 0.3642008: 0.3712009: 0.4182010: 0.5522011: 0.3952012: 0.3522013: 0.3572014: 0.3492015: 0.3642016: 0.362017: 0.382018: 0.3552019: 0.3792020: 0.419

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany is 0.4185, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany peaked at 0.7783 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3467, in 2004.

That places Germany 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Germany, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.7783
1996 0.4385 -43.7%
1997 0.4002 -8.7%
1998 0.4188 +4.6%
1999 0.3839 -8.3%
2000 0.4067 +5.9%
2001 0.3783 -7.0%
2002 0.3574 -5.5%
2003 0.3572 -0.0%
2004 0.3467 -2.9%
2005 0.3763 +8.5%
2006 0.3729 -0.9%
2007 0.3645 -2.3%
2008 0.3708 +1.7%
2009 0.418 +12.7%
2010 0.5517 +32.0%
2011 0.3947 -28.5%
2012 0.3521 -10.8%
2013 0.3565 +1.3%
2014 0.3494 -2.0%
2015 0.3636 +4.1%
2016 0.3601 -1.0%
2017 0.3802 +5.6%
2018 0.355 -6.6%
2019 0.3789 +6.7%
2020 0.4185 +10.5%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 0.4185 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 0.4185 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4839 0.3839 0.7783 5
2000s 0.3749 0.3467 0.418 10
2010s 0.3842 0.3494 0.5517 10
2020s 0.4185 0.4185 0.4185 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 54 Australia 0.5624 compare
  2. 55 Croatia 0.5572 compare
  3. 56 Spain 0.4384 compare
  4. 58 Belgium 0.3057 compare
  5. 59 United Arab Emirates 0.2828 compare
  6. 60 China 0.1084 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany was 0.4185 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.7783 in 1995.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3467 in 2004.
How does Germany rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Germany ranks 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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