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Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Germany

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Germany in 2025 — 22.5%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 132. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6.1 pp.

2025 22.5% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 21of 132
Period maximum 22.5%2025
Period minimum 16.4%1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Germany, 1970–2025161820222419701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 16.4%1971: 17.5%1972: 17.8%1973: 18.5%1974: 20%1975: 21.1%1976: 20.6%1977: 20.5%1978: 20.6%1979: 20.5%1980: 21%1981: 21.6%1982: 21.3%1983: 21%1984: 20.8%1985: 20.7%1986: 20.6%1987: 20.8%1988: 20.6%1989: 19.6%1990: 19.2%1991: 18.8%1992: 19.4%1993: 19.5%1994: 19.5%1995: 19.6%1996: 19.9%1997: 19.6%1998: 19.3%1999: 19.6%2000: 19.4%2001: 19.3%2002: 19.5%2003: 19.6%2004: 19.1%2005: 18.9%2006: 18.5%2007: 18%2008: 18.4%2009: 20%2010: 19.6%2011: 19.1%2012: 19.3%2013: 19.6%2014: 19.6%2015: 19.6%2016: 19.8%2017: 19.7%2018: 19.8%2019: 20.3%2020: 22.3%2021: 22.2%2022: 21.8%2023: 21.5%2024: 22%2025: 22.5%
Change over the period: +6.1 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 22.5%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Western Europe computed 22.5%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.5 +0.5 pp
2024 22 +0.5 pp
2023 21.5 −0.3 pp
2022 21.8 −0.4 pp
2021 22.2 −0.1 pp
2020 22.3 +2 pp
2019 20.3 +0.5 pp
2018 19.8 +0.1 pp
2017 19.7 −0.1 pp
2016 19.8 +0.2 pp
2015 19.6 +0.1 pp
2014 19.6 −0.1 pp
2013 19.6 +0.4 pp
2012 19.3 +0.2 pp
2011 19.1 −0.5 pp
2010 19.6 −0.4 pp
2009 20 +1.6 pp
2008 18.4 +0.4 pp
2007 18 −0.5 pp
2006 18.5 −0.5 pp
2005 18.9 −0.1 pp
2004 19.1 −0.5 pp
2003 19.6 +0 pp
2002 19.5 +0.3 pp
2001 19.3 −0.2 pp
2000 19.4 −0.2 pp
1999 19.6 +0.4 pp
1998 19.3 −0.3 pp
1997 19.6 −0.3 pp
1996 19.9 +0.2 pp
1995 19.6 +0.2 pp
1994 19.5 −0.1 pp
1993 19.5 +0.2 pp
1992 19.4 +0.5 pp
1991 18.8 −0.4 pp
1990 19.2 −0.4 pp
1989 19.6 −1 pp
1988 20.6 −0.3 pp
1987 20.8 +0.2 pp
1986 20.6 −0.1 pp
1985 20.7 −0.1 pp
1984 20.8 −0.2 pp
1983 21 −0.3 pp
1982 21.3 −0.3 pp
1981 21.6 +0.5 pp
1980 21 +0.5 pp
1979 20.5 −0.1 pp
1978 20.6 +0.1 pp
1977 20.5 −0 pp
1976 20.6 −0.5 pp
1975 21.1 +1.1 pp
1974 20 +1.4 pp
1973 18.5 +0.7 pp
1972 17.8 +0.4 pp
1971 17.5 +1.1 pp
1970 16.4 —

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NL Netherlands 25.9 FR France 24.4 BE Belgium 24 DE Germany 22.5 AT Austria 21.9 LU Luxembourg 19.8 CH Switzerland 12
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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