Subsidies payable, Transactions in Germany

Germany: Subsidies payable, Transactions was 53.87 billion in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
53.87 billion
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
107.43 billion
in 2021
All-time low
25.42 billion
in 2005
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Subsidies payable, Transactions in Germany, 2002–2025

20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B2002201320252002: 28.7B2003: 26.7B2004: 26.1B2005: 25.4B2006: 26.7B2007: 27.7B2008: 28.4B2009: 37.5B2010: 33.6B2011: 34.0B2012: 35.2B2013: 37.6B2014: 40.6B2015: 43.5B2016: 43.5B2017: 44.0B2018: 43.6B2019: 48.5B2020: 93.8B2021: 107.4B2022: 60.1B2023: 82.8B2024: 54.2B2025: 53.9B

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 7 Sweden 74.37 billion compare
  2. 8 Iceland 68.09 billion compare
  3. 9 France 56.52 billion compare
  4. 11 Canada 46.63 billion compare
  5. 12 Brazil 43.15 billion compare
  6. 13 United Kingdom 37.85 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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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.