Current account balance (World Bank) in Germany in 2025 — 4.51%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 97. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 4.46 pp.
1971–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.51 | −1.39 pp |
| 2024 | 5.89 | +0.39 pp |
| 2023 | 5.5 | +1.39 pp |
| 2022 | 4.11 | −2.81 pp |
| 2021 | 6.92 | +0.57 pp |
| 2020 | 6.35 | −1.53 pp |
| 2019 | 7.87 | −0.56 pp |
| 2018 | 8.44 | +0.36 pp |
| 2017 | 8.08 | −0.82 pp |
| 2016 | 8.9 | +0.81 pp |
| 2015 | 8.1 | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 7.19 | +0.64 pp |
| 2013 | 6.56 | −0.46 pp |
| 2012 | 7.02 | +0.93 pp |
| 2011 | 6.09 | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 5.59 | −0.07 pp |
| 2009 | 5.66 | +0.25 pp |
| 2008 | 5.41 | −1.11 pp |
| 2007 | 6.52 | +0.99 pp |
| 2006 | 5.53 | +1.13 pp |
| 2005 | 4.4 | +0.13 pp |
| 2004 | 4.27 | +3.01 pp |
| 2003 | 1.26 | −0.46 pp |
| 2002 | 1.71 | +2.16 pp |
| 2001 | -0.45 | +1.32 pp |
| 2000 | -1.77 | −0.34 pp |
| 1999 | -1.43 | — |
| 1990 | 2.61 | −1.45 pp |
| 1989 | 4.06 | +0.23 pp |
| 1988 | 3.84 | +0.44 pp |
| 1987 | 3.39 | −0.29 pp |
| 1986 | 3.68 | +1.23 pp |
| 1985 | 2.45 | +1.18 pp |
| 1984 | 1.27 | +0.7 pp |
| 1983 | 0.56 | −0.15 pp |
| 1982 | 0.71 | +1.37 pp |
| 1981 | -0.66 | +0.98 pp |
| 1980 | -1.64 | −1.03 pp |
| 1979 | -0.61 | −1.86 pp |
| 1978 | 1.25 | +0.6 pp |
| 1977 | 0.65 | −0.07 pp |
| 1976 | 0.72 | +0.09 pp |
| 1975 | 0.63 | −1.4 pp |
| 1974 | 2.03 | +0.99 pp |
| 1973 | 1.05 | +0.93 pp |
| 1972 | 0.11 | +0.07 pp |
| 1971 | 0.04 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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