General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Germany
Germany: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.6267 in 2020. ▼ Falling
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, 1995–2020
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 … total in Germany, year by year
| 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% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.6267 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 54% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.6267 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 55 Czechia 0.8108 compare
- 56 Finland 0.774 compare
- 57 Switzerland 0.716 compare
- 59 Russia 0.578 compare
- 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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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.