Government deficit or surplus in Germany
The government balance in Germany was -2.9% of GDP in 2025.
Germany, 2025
-2.9%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
-3.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
-2.5%
Position in 2025
16th of 27
Government deficit or surplus in Germany over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | -2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | -2.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | -1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | -3.2% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -4.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -4.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -3.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | -1.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | -3.4% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | -3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | -3.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | -4.1% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | -3.1% | -2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from -2.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.9%, the figure has changed by −3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -3.1%.
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Government spending on health
7.6%p (Provisional)
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Government spending on education
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Government spending on social protection
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