Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Germany
Germany: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.4889 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany, 1991–2020
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 … total in Germany, year by year
| 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% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.4889 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 52% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.4889 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.