Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany
Germany: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1198 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Germany is 0.1198, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Germany peaked at 0.1198 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0472, in 1998.
That places Germany 57th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0524 | — |
| 1996 | 0.0516 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0514 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0472 | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0542 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0671 | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0665 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0755 | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0692 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0667 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0683 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0685 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.072 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0681 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0716 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0689 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0728 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0803 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0694 | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0755 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0801 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.092 | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0963 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.101 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0986 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1198 | +21.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.1198 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 26% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.1198 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4834, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0514 | 0.0472 | 0.0542 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0693 | 0.0665 | 0.0755 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0835 | 0.0689 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1198 | 0.1198 | 0.1198 | 1 |
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 recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Germany?
- Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Germany was 0.1198 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1198 in 2020.
- What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0472 in 1998.
- How does Germany rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
- Germany ranks 57th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Recreation, culture and religion, 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.