General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany

Germany: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6267 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6267
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
58th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7206
in 1998
All-time low
0.5748
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020

General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.6861996: 0.7141997: 0.7131998: 0.7211999: 0.7152000: 0.6542001: 0.6252002: 0.6322003: 0.6412004: 0.632005: 0.6332006: 0.6212007: 0.6212008: 0.612009: 0.6152010: 0.6452011: 0.6472012: 0.6392013: 0.632014: 0.612015: 0.6072016: 0.6062017: 0.6112018: 0.5932019: 0.5752020: 0.627

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Germany stood at 0.6267.

The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Germany peaked at 0.7206 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5748, in 2019.

Germany ranks 58th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, year by year

Annual values for General public services, 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 0.6865
1996 0.7138 +4.0%
1997 0.7129 -0.1%
1998 0.7206 +1.1%
1999 0.7145 -0.9%
2000 0.6536 -8.5%
2001 0.6248 -4.4%
2002 0.632 +1.2%
2003 0.6413 +1.5%
2004 0.6298 -1.8%
2005 0.6327 +0.5%
2006 0.6206 -1.9%
2007 0.6209 +0.0%
2008 0.6103 -1.7%
2009 0.6151 +0.8%
2010 0.6455 +4.9%
2011 0.647 +0.2%
2012 0.6391 -1.2%
2013 0.6295 -1.5%
2014 0.6098 -3.1%
2015 0.6073 -0.4%
2016 0.6062 -0.2%
2017 0.6113 +0.8%
2018 0.5926 -3.1%
2019 0.5748 -3.0%
2020 0.6267 +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7097 0.6865 0.7206 5
2000s 0.6281 0.6103 0.6536 10
2010s 0.6163 0.5748 0.647 10
2020s 0.6267 0.6267 0.6267 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 55 Czechia 0.8108 compare
  2. 56 Finland 0.774 compare
  3. 57 Switzerland 0.716 compare
  4. 59 Russian Federation 0.578 compare
  5. 60 United Arab Emirates 0.0794 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Germany?
General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Germany was 0.6267 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.7206 in 1998.
What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5748 in 2019.
How does Germany rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
Germany ranks 58th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 General public services, 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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General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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