Social contributions, Transactions in Germany
Germany: Social contributions, Transactions was 822.89 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Social contributions, Transactions in Germany, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, social contributions, transactions in Germany stood at 822.89 billion. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, transactions in Germany peaked at 822.89 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 394.31 billion, in 2002.
Germany ranks 7th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Social contributions, Transactions in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 394.31 billion | — |
| 2003 | 401.90 billion | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 401.60 billion | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 401.24 billion | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 405.33 billion | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 404.63 billion | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 412.55 billion | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 415.56 billion | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 426.49 billion | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 442.62 billion | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 454.58 billion | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 465.36 billion | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 482.34 billion | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 501.16 billion | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 524.26 billion | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 549.48 billion | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 572.58 billion | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 598.23 billion | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 608.09 billion | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 632.32 billion | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 667.26 billion | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 710.83 billion | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 756.55 billion | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 822.89 billion | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 404.64 billion | 394.31 billion | 415.56 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 501.71 billion | 426.49 billion | 598.23 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 699.66 billion | 608.09 billion | 822.89 billion | 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 social contributions, transactions in Germany?
- Social contributions, transactions in Germany was 822.89 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 822.89 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest social contributions, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 394.31 billion in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for social contributions, transactions?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is social contributions, transactions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. 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 Social contributions, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.