Subsidies and other transfers in Germany
Germany: Subsidies and other transfers was 80.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Germany, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in Germany is 80.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Germany peaked at 86.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1990.
Germany ranks 3rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.2% | — |
| 1991 | 77.8% | +538.0% |
| 1992 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 79.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 66.4% | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 12.2% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 80.3% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 79.1% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 80.1% | 86.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Czechia 83.9% compare
- 2 Spain 80.4% compare
- 4 Nepal 77.2% compare
- 5 Netherlands 76.5% compare
- 6 Switzerland 74.9% compare
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 subsidies and other transfers in Germany?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Germany was 80.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Germany ranks 3rd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.