Interest payable, Transactions in Germany

Germany: Interest payable, Transactions was 49.54 billion in 2025. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2025)
49.54 billion
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
69.10 billion
in 2008
All-time low
21.76 billion
in 2021
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Interest payable, Transactions in Germany, 2002–2025

20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B60.0B70.0B2002201320252002: 66.1B2003: 65.1B2004: 63.8B2005: 63.5B2006: 65.2B2007: 67.7B2008: 69.1B2009: 65.2B2010: 63.9B2011: 68.0B2012: 64.2B2013: 51.9B2014: 47.5B2015: 42.9B2016: 37.9B2017: 34.5B2018: 31.8B2019: 28.1B2020: 22.4B2021: 21.8B2022: 28.0B2023: 36.8B2024: 45.8B2025: 49.5B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Germany recorded 49.54 billion for interest payable, transactions in 2025.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in Germany peaked at 69.10 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.76 billion, in 2021.

Germany ranks 16th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.71 billion 63.49 billion 69.10 billion 8
2010s 47.06 billion 28.05 billion 67.98 billion 10
2020s 34.06 billion 21.76 billion 49.54 billion 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 13 France 66.64 billion compare
  2. 14 Australia 65.28 billion compare
  3. 15 Romania 54.51 billion compare
  4. 17 Spain 40.31 billion compare
  5. 18 Sweden 40.28 billion compare
  6. 19 Denmark 24.67 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is interest payable, transactions in Germany?
Interest payable, transactions in Germany was 49.54 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 69.10 billion in 2008.
What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 21.76 billion in 2021.
How does Germany rank for interest payable, transactions?
Germany ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payable, 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.