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Germany - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -2.67

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

-2.67 (2025)

Global rank

##89 of 195 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1990

1.17×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#55#892022 overtook Dominican Republic2025 overtook Australia
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Germany climbed from #55 to #89 (overtook Dominican Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Reunification curated

East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.

1991
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1992
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 77 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 29 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2001
Fell 20 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202025-9.44-5.67-1.891.88

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GDP, General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Fiscal Balance, Primary Balance (% of GDP)

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