General government budget balance in Germany, 2025

General government budget balance in 2025: Annual value — −2.6655 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2025 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −2.6655 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2025 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2025

  • Value: −2.6655 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2024: −0.0022 % of GDP (−0.08 %)
  • Position in history: below the 35-year average (average — −2.0526 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 1.8831 % of GDP in 2018 (7 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −9.4367 % of GDP in 1995 (30 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2025
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
20161.1341
20171.3372
20181.8831
20191.3273
2020−4.3797
2021−3.1673
2022−1.9085
2023−2.4945
2024−2.6633
2025−2.6655

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

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