Germany — Combined government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1872–2030 · 137 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 −119.92B LCU in 2025. Against −116.74B LCU in 2024, the period change was −3.18B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.7% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1872–2030
  • Quarterly data, 2002–2026
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Latest observations

2003–2030

PeriodValue
2030-162.19B LCU
2029-155.70B LCU
2028-148.93B LCU
2027-141.88B LCU
2026-111.55B LCU
15 earlier values
2025-119.92B LCU
2024-116.74B LCU
2023-104.68B LCU
2022-75.00B LCU
2021-117.35B LCU
2020-151.48B LCU
201946.03B LCU
201865.28B LCU
201743.36B LCU
201635.10B LCU
201527.75B LCU
201420.93B LCU
20132.87B LCU
2012-2.80B LCU
2011-21.95B LCU

Values before 2011, back to 2003, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.