Germany — Central government expenditure

millions of LCU · Annual · 1872–2025 · 132 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.

In Germany, the central government expenditure reading was 666.23B LCU in 2025, compared with 639.93B LCU in 2024. The period change was +4.11%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 15% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2025

PeriodValue
2025666.23B LCU
2024639.93B LCU
2023640.63B LCU
2022639.46B LCU
2021634.44B LCU
15 earlier values
2020550.82B LCU
2019478.03B LCU
2018460.41B LCU
2017453.60B LCU
2016427.58B LCU
2015416.19B LCU
2014406.62B LCU
2013407.83B LCU
2012411.84B LCU
2011411.61B LCU
2010441.19B LCU
2009388.90B LCU
2008367.27B LCU
2007353.84B LCU
2006347.07B LCU

Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.