Germany — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1872–2030 · 137 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest combined government expenditure reading for Germany was 49.1% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 48.7% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.42 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 47.7% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2003–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 50 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 49.8 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 49.6 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 49.5 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 49.1 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 49.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 48.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 48.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 49.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 50.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 51.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 45.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 44.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 44.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 44.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 44.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 44.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 45.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 45.1 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 45.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2003, are on the chart — hover to read them.