Germany recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Budget in Germany averaged -1.88 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 1.90 percent of GDP in 2018 and a record low of -9.40 percent of GDP in 1995. source: Federal Statistical Office

Government Budget in Germany is expected to reach -2.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.40 percent of GDP in 2025 and -2.00 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.




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Credit Rating 100.00 Nov 2024
Fiscal Expenditure 488.19 548.85 EUR Billion Mar 2024
Government Budget -2.50 -2.50 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Budget Value -28.21 -18.07 EUR Billion Mar 2024
Government Debt 2459793.00 2461471.00 EUR Million Jun 2024
Government Debt to GDP 62.90 65.00 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Revenues 459.98 530.78 EUR Billion Mar 2024
Government Spending 202.75 200.68 EUR Billion Jun 2024
Government Spending to GDP 48.40 49.00 percent of GDP Dec 2023
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Military Expenditure 66826.60 56153.10 USD Million Dec 2023

Germany Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.50 -2.50 1.90 -9.40 1995 - 2023 percent of GDP Yearly