Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany

Germany: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4889 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4889
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
76th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.665
in 1995
All-time low
0.4889
in 2020
Years of data
30
1991–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany, 1991–2020

00.20.40.61991200520201991: 0.5961992: 0.6491993: 0.6351994: 0.6491995: 0.6651996: 0.6571997: 0.6481998: 0.6491999: 0.642000: 0.6392001: 0.6222002: 0.6162003: 0.6012004: 0.5962005: 0.5912006: 0.5892007: 0.5992008: 0.6072009: 0.6012010: 0.5852011: 0.6042012: 0.5892013: 0.5492014: 0.5442015: 0.5432016: 0.5332017: 0.522018: 0.5322019: 0.5282020: 0.489

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany is 0.4889, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany peaked at 0.665 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4889, in 2020.

Germany ranks 76th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Germany, 1991 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1991 0.5961
1992 0.6489 +8.9%
1993 0.6348 -2.2%
1994 0.6489 +2.2%
1995 0.665 +2.5%
1996 0.6571 -1.2%
1997 0.6484 -1.3%
1998 0.6491 +0.1%
1999 0.64 -1.4%
2000 0.6392 -0.1%
2001 0.6225 -2.6%
2002 0.6162 -1.0%
2003 0.6008 -2.5%
2004 0.5957 -0.9%
2005 0.5907 -0.8%
2006 0.5894 -0.2%
2007 0.5994 +1.7%
2008 0.6068 +1.2%
2009 0.6012 -0.9%
2010 0.5847 -2.8%
2011 0.604 +3.3%
2012 0.5892 -2.4%
2013 0.5492 -6.8%
2014 0.544 -0.9%
2015 0.5427 -0.3%
2016 0.5333 -1.7%
2017 0.5204 -2.4%
2018 0.5323 +2.3%
2019 0.5278 -0.9%
2020 0.4889 -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6432 0.5961 0.665 9
2000s 0.6062 0.5894 0.6392 10
2010s 0.5528 0.5204 0.604 10
2020s 0.4889 0.4889 0.4889 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 73 Australia 0.6951 compare
  2. 74 United States of America 0.6405 compare
  3. 75 China 0.5654 compare
  4. 77 Norway 0.4811 compare
  5. 78 Switzerland 0.4464 compare
  6. 79 Canada 0.3464 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany was 0.4889 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.665 in 1995.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4889 in 2020.
How does Germany rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Germany ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 Interest, payable, 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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Interest, payable, 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
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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