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General government budget balance in Germany, 2018

General government budget balance in 2018: Annual value — 1.8831 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2018 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 1.8831 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2018 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2018

  • Value: 1.8831 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2017: +0.5459 % of GDP (+40.82 %)
  • Position in history: above the 35-year average (average — −2.0526 % of GDP)
  • This is the maximum over the available series history (35 years)
  • Series minimum — −9.4367 % of GDP in 1995 (23 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2018
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
20130.1225
20140.7315
20150.9148
20161.1341
20171.3372
20181.8831
20191.3273
2020−4.3797
2021−3.1673
2022−1.9085

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Complete series for Germany — on the General government budget balance page.

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