NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general in Germany
Germany: NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general was 8.6 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general in Germany, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general in Germany stood at 8.6 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general in Germany peaked at 9.02 Percentage of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.6 Percentage of GDP, in 2007.
That places Germany 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 9.02 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.89 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 8.69 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.87 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 8.69 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 8.49 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.54 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.56 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.35 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.23 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.92 Percentage of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.6 Percentage of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 7.65 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.31 Percentage of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 8.14 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.95 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.95 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.97 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 7.83 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.82 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.81 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.88 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.06 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6 Percentage of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 8.34 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 8.05 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.07 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.25 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 8.6 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.89 Percentage of GDP | 8.69 Percentage of GDP | 9.02 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.24 Percentage of GDP | 7.6 Percentage of GDP | 8.69 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.93 Percentage of GDP | 7.81 Percentage of GDP | 8.14 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 Percentage of GDP | 8.05 Percentage of GDP | 8.6 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More public sector data for Germany
- Arms imports 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,059 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 88.46 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general in Germany?
- Naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general in Germany was 8.6 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 Percentage of GDP in 1996.
- What is the lowest naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
- How does Germany rank for naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general?
- Germany ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The National Accounts at a Glance (NAAG) is based on the original publication and has nine chapters: The first chapter focuses on indicators of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The second is about income and related indicators and presents measures of net national income, savings and net lending/net borrowing. The third chapter looks at the expenditure approach to GDP, with information on the key components of demand and imports. The fourth chapter presents indicators from a production perspective. The fifth chapter looks at household sector indicators such as household disposable income, saving and net worth. The sixth chapter focuses on general government, presenting indicators such as general government revenue, expenditure and gross debt. The seventh chapter looks at financial and non-financial corporations. The eighth chapter presents indicators of capital stock and depreciation. Finally, chapter 9 provides reference indicators, important in their own right but also because they are used in the construction of many of the indicators presented elsewhere in NAAG.