Germany — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government expenditure reading for Germany was 15% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 14.8% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.2 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 14.9% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 14.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 16.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 17.3 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 16 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 13.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 14.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 14.7 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 15 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 16.9 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 15.6 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 14.2 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 13.9 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 14.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.