Budget balance (Germany): -2.9 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
26 observations from 2000 to 2025. Source: Deutsche Bundesbank.
Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.9 % GDP |
| 2024 | -2.7 % GDP |
| 2023 | -2.2 % GDP |
| 2022 | -1.9 % GDP |
| 2021 | -3.2 % GDP |
| 2020 | -4.3 % GDP |
| 2019 | 1.3 % GDP |
| 2018 | 1.9 % GDP |
| 2017 | 1.3 % GDP |
| 2016 | 1.1 % GDP |
| 2015 | 0.9 % GDP |
| 2014 | 0.7 % GDP |
| 2013 | 0.1 % GDP |
| 2012 | -0.1 % GDP |
| 2011 | -0.8 % GDP |
| 2010 | -4.4 % GDP |
| 2009 | -3.2 % GDP |
| 2008 | -0.3 % GDP |
| 2007 | 0.2 % GDP |
| 2006 | -1.8 % GDP |
| 2005 | -3.4 % GDP |
| 2004 | -3.4 % GDP |
| 2003 | -3.8 % GDP |
| 2002 | -4.1 % GDP |
| 2001 | -3.1 % GDP |
| 2000 | -1.7 % GDP |