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Germany — Central government expenditure

millions of EUR · 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 671.63B EUR in 2025, compared with 641.05B EUR in 2024. The period change was +4.77%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 15% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2025

PeriodValue
2025671.63B EUR
2024641.05B EUR
2023645.78B EUR
2022645.21B EUR
2021635.46B EUR
15 earlier values
2020551.01B EUR
2019478.37B EUR
2018460.80B EUR
2017453.87B EUR
2016427.46B EUR
2015416.39B EUR
2014406.52B EUR
2013407.71B EUR
2012411.69B EUR
2011411.47B EUR
2010441.06B EUR
2009388.76B EUR
2008367.21B EUR
2007353.83B EUR
2006347.06B EUR

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

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.