Public spending (Germany): 49.4 % GDP in 2024, the latest available value.
30 observations from 1995 to 2024. Source: Eurostat.
Total government spending relative to GDP; gauges the weight of the state in the economy.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.4 % GDP |
| 2023 | 48.1 % GDP |
| 2022 | 48.6 % GDP |
| 2021 | 50.7 % GDP |
| 2020 | 51.1 % GDP |
| 2019 | 45.5 % GDP |
| 2018 | 44.7 % GDP |
| 2017 | 44.5 % GDP |
| 2016 | 44.7 % GDP |
| 2015 | 44.5 % GDP |
| 2014 | 44.5 % GDP |
| 2013 | 45.2 % GDP |
| 2012 | 45.1 % GDP |
| 2011 | 45.3 % GDP |
| 2010 | 48.1 % GDP |
| 2009 | 48.3 % GDP |
| 2008 | 44.4 % GDP |
| 2007 | 43.5 % GDP |
| 2006 | 45.3 % GDP |
| 2005 | 46.9 % GDP |
| 2004 | 47 % GDP |
| 2003 | 48.5 % GDP |
| 2002 | 48.2 % GDP |
| 2001 | 47.7 % GDP |
| 2000 | 48.1 % GDP |
| 1999 | 48.5 % GDP |
| 1998 | 48.3 % GDP |
| 1997 | 48.8 % GDP |
| 1996 | 49.6 % GDP |
| 1995 | 55.2 % GDP |