Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Germany
Germany: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.8147 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Germany, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Germany is -0.8147, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 27.9% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Germany peaked at 0.1576 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.13, in 2018.
That places Germany 61st out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4248 | — |
| 1992 | -0.5188 | +22.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4882 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | -0.5082 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1576 | -131.0% |
| 1996 | -0.4253 | -369.9% |
| 1997 | -0.4594 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | -0.452 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5352 | +18.4% |
| 2000 | -0.5964 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | -0.6116 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | -0.5876 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | -0.6408 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | -0.5953 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | -0.5248 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | -0.5983 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7665 | +28.1% |
| 2008 | -0.7171 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | -0.5996 | -16.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4268 | -28.8% |
| 2011 | -0.8023 | +88.0% |
| 2012 | -0.872 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | -0.9816 | +12.6% |
| 2014 | -1.08 | +10.5% |
| 2015 | -1.12 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | -1.1 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | -1.01 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | -1.13 | +12.7% |
| 2019 | -1.13 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.8147 | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.406 | -0.5352 | 0.1576 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6238 | -0.7665 | -0.5248 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9652 | -1.13 | -0.4268 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8147 | -0.8147 | -0.8147 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 58 Sweden -0.6223 compare
- 59 Republic of Moldova -0.6668 compare
- 60 Mexico -0.71 compare
- 62 Netherlands -0.9138 compare
- 63 Switzerland -0.927 compare
- 64 Belgium -1.59 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 vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Germany?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Germany was -0.8147 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1576 in 1995.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.13 in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Germany ranks 61st out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. 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 Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.