Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany

Germany: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.3101 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3101
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
58th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.8073
in 1995
All-time low
0.1938
in 1997
Years of data
30
1991–2020

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany, 1991–2020

0.20.40.60.81991200520201991: 0.4221992: 0.351993: 0.331994: 0.2411995: 0.8071996: 0.2221997: 0.1941998: 0.2611999: 0.2432000: 0.2862001: 0.2622002: 0.2782003: 0.2842004: 0.2742005: 0.2722006: 0.2742007: 0.292008: 0.3212009: 0.3342010: 0.542011: 0.2662012: 0.2432013: 0.2432014: 0.2362015: 0.2792016: 0.2832017: 0.3842018: 0.2912019: 0.32020: 0.31

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany stood at 0.3101.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany peaked at 0.8073 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1938, in 1997.

Germany ranks 58th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Other expense, 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 0.4223
1992 0.3498 -17.2%
1993 0.3297 -5.8%
1994 0.2411 -26.9%
1995 0.8073 +234.8%
1996 0.2224 -72.5%
1997 0.1938 -12.9%
1998 0.2606 +34.5%
1999 0.243 -6.7%
2000 0.2864 +17.9%
2001 0.2623 -8.4%
2002 0.2778 +5.9%
2003 0.2844 +2.4%
2004 0.2745 -3.5%
2005 0.272 -0.9%
2006 0.274 +0.8%
2007 0.2899 +5.8%
2008 0.3208 +10.7%
2009 0.3341 +4.2%
2010 0.5403 +61.7%
2011 0.2664 -50.7%
2012 0.2431 -8.7%
2013 0.2435 +0.2%
2014 0.2356 -3.2%
2015 0.2789 +18.4%
2016 0.2826 +1.3%
2017 0.3842 +36.0%
2018 0.2911 -24.2%
2019 0.3 +3.0%
2020 0.3101 +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3411 0.1938 0.8073 9
2000s 0.2876 0.2623 0.3341 10
2010s 0.3066 0.2356 0.5403 10
2020s 0.3101 0.3101 0.3101 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 55 Austria 0.3379 compare
  2. 56 Japan 0.3276 compare
  3. 57 Korea 0.3102 compare
  4. 59 Brazil 0.2856 compare
  5. 60 Canada 0.2812 compare
  6. 61 Switzerland 0.2313 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

More public sector data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany was 0.3101 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.8073 in 1995.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1938 in 1997.
How does Germany rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Germany ranks 58th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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 Other expense, 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/other-expense-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to-total/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/other-expense-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to-total/germany/">Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Other expense, 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
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 1,068 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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.