Government balance: Germany

Latest value, 2025

-2.7% of GDP

Source: Eurostat
Retrieved 2026-10-07
Published 2026-04-22

Definition

General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.

Evolution

-4.17-1.251.67200020052010201520202025
Value
PeriodValue
2025-2.7
2024-2.7
2023-2.5
2022-1.9
2021-3.2
2020-4.4
20191.3
20181.9
20171.3
20161.1
20150.9
20140.7
20130.1
2012-0.1
2011-0.8
2010-4.4
2009-3.2
2008-0.3
20070.2
2006-1.8
2005-3.4
2004-3.4
2003-3.8
2002-4.1
2001-3.1
2000-1.7

Comparison with related places

Place2025
Germany-2.7
European Union (27)-3.1
France-5.1
Italy-3.1
Spain-2.4
Poland-7.3
Romania-7.9

How to cite

Eurostat. Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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