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Germany — Combined government deficit

millions of EUR · Annual · 1850–2031 · 160 observations

About this series

The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

For Germany, the combined government deficit reading stood at −120.89B EUR in 2025. Against −116.95B EUR in 2024, the period change was −3.94B EUR. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.7% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
2031-198.24B EUR
2030-201.94B EUR
2029-199.49B EUR
2028-201.35B EUR
2027-194.52B EUR
15 earlier values
2026-169.96B EUR
2025-120.89B EUR
2024-116.95B EUR
2023-105.52B EUR
2022-75.67B EUR
2021-117.54B EUR
2020-151.53B EUR
201946.07B EUR
201865.34B EUR
201743.38B EUR
201635.09B EUR
201527.76B EUR
201420.92B EUR
20132.87B EUR
2012-2.80B EUR

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.