Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Germany
Germany: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.18 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Germany, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.18 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.8% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Germany peaked at 0.4795 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 2020.
Germany ranks 73rd of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4795 | — |
| 1992 | 0.4165 | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3862 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4592 | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4688 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3902 | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3601 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3545 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3243 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3081 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.28 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2494 | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2258 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2201 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2498 | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2515 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.27 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2964 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3925 | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3523 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3431 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3054 | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3044 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.309 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3026 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3024 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3196 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3133 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3146 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.18 | -42.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 24% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.18 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4044 | 0.3243 | 0.4795 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2744 | 0.2201 | 0.3925 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3167 | 0.3024 | 0.3523 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 70 South Korea 0.26 compare
- 71 Kazakhstan 0.2331 compare
- 72 Switzerland 0.2205 compare
- 74 United Arab Emirates 0.0003 compare
- 75 Costa Rica 0 compare
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- Arms imports 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Germany?
- Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Germany was 0.18 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4795 in 1991.
- What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
- Germany ranks 73rd out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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.