Central government expense in Germany
Central government expense in Germany was equal to 31.2% of GDP in 2022.
Germany, 2022
31.2%
Change from 2021
−1.5percentage points
European Union, 2022
39.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
37.8%
Central government expense in Germany over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31.2% | 39.3% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | 36.6% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | 37.4% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | 37.8% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | 39.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | 39.6% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | 39.4% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | 36.2% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | 35.4% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | 35.9% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | 36.5% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | 36.7% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | 37.9% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | 37.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 32.7% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 27.9%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 39.3%.