Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Germany
Germany: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.102 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Germany, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Germany stood at 0.102.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Germany peaked at 0.1079 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0249, in 1996.
Germany ranks 57th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0351 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0249 | -29.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0288 | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.028 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0283 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0613 | +116.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0575 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0523 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0528 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0536 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0601 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0591 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0615 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.058 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.06 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0569 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0674 | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0768 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0876 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0861 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.101 | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1044 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1079 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1063 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1012 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.102 | +0.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.102 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 17% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.102 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +116.6% | 0.0283 | 0.0613 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.029 | 0.0249 | 0.0351 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0576 | 0.0523 | 0.0615 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0896 | 0.0569 | 0.1079 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.102 | 0.102 | 0.102 | 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 education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Germany?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Germany was 0.102 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1079 in 2017.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Germany ranks 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, 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.