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Germany — Government consumption (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1850–2027 · 156 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

For Germany, the government consumption reading stood at 1.13T USD in 2025. Against 1.03T USD in 2024, the period change was +10.2%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 894.75B USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 22.5% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2027

PeriodValue
20271.29T USD
20261.25T USD
20251.13T USD
20241.03T USD
2023978.54B USD
15 earlier values
2022912.20B USD
2021966.00B USD
2020877.08B USD
2019803.11B USD
2018802.90B USD
2017741.78B USD
2016701.29B USD
2015671.85B USD
2014773.96B USD
2013746.08B USD
2012691.88B USD
2011727.78B USD
2010677.39B USD
2009693.77B USD
2008695.27B USD

Values before 2008, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.