Expense, Transactions in Germany

Germany: Expense, Transactions was 2.24 trillion in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
2.24 trillion
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
9th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2.24 trillion
in 2025
All-time low
1.07 trillion
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Expense, Transactions in Germany, 2002–2025

0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T2002201320252002: 1.1T2003: 1.1T2004: 1.1T2005: 1.1T2006: 1.1T2007: 1.1T2008: 1.2T2009: 1.2T2010: 1.3T2011: 1.2T2012: 1.3T2013: 1.3T2014: 1.3T2015: 1.4T2016: 1.4T2017: 1.5T2018: 1.5T2019: 1.6T2020: 1.7T2021: 1.9T2022: 1.9T2023: 2.0T2024: 2.1T2025: 2.2T

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Germany recorded 2.24 trillion for expense, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense, transactions in Germany peaked at 2.24 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.07 trillion, in 2002.

Germany ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.11 trillion 1.07 trillion 1.20 trillion 8
2010s 1.38 trillion 1.24 trillion 1.60 trillion 10
2020s 1.99 trillion 1.75 trillion 2.24 trillion 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 6 Czech Republic 3.58 trillion compare
  2. 7 Sweden 3.13 trillion compare
  3. 8 Norway 2.65 trillion compare
  4. 10 Iceland 2.17 trillion compare
  5. 11 Poland, Republic of 1.87 trillion compare
  6. 12 France 1.69 trillion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is expense, transactions in Germany?
Expense, transactions in Germany was 2.24 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest expense, transactions recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 2.24 trillion in 2025.
What is the lowest expense, transactions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1.07 trillion in 2002.
How does Germany rank for expense, transactions?
Germany ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is expense, transactions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expense, 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
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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.