Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Germany
Germany: Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 53.87 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Subsidies payable, Transactions in Germany, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 53.87 billion for subsidies payable, transactions in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies payable, transactions in Germany peaked at 107.43 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.42 billion, in 2005.
That places Germany 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28.68 billion | — |
| 2003 | 26.72 billion | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 26.14 billion | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 25.42 billion | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.65 billion | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 27.66 billion | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 28.42 billion | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 37.48 billion | +31.9% |
| 2010 | 33.58 billion | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 33.97 billion | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.18 billion | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 37.61 billion | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 40.58 billion | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 43.51 billion | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 43.48 billion | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.04 billion | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 43.63 billion | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 48.52 billion | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 93.75 billion | +93.2% |
| 2021 | 107.43 billion | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 60.13 billion | -44.0% |
| 2023 | 82.84 billion | +37.8% |
| 2024 | 54.21 billion | -34.6% |
| 2025 | 53.87 billion | -0.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 53.87 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.68 billion, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Germany's 53.87 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.46 billion, 3.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +93.2% | 48.52 billion | 93.75 billion |
| 2022 | -44.0% | 107.43 billion | 60.13 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.40 billion | 25.42 billion | 37.48 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.41 billion | 33.58 billion | 48.52 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.37 billion | 53.87 billion | 107.43 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies payable, transactions in Germany?
- Subsidies payable, transactions in Germany was 53.87 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies payable, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 107.43 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest subsidies payable, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.42 billion in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for subsidies payable, transactions?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subsidies payable, transactions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 Subsidies payable, 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.