IMF Global Debt Database · updated 2026-10-03 · 88 economies tracked
63.89 (2024)
##61 of 88 economies
1.2%
3.4×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1950 - 2024. Germany climbed from #4 to #61 (overtook Ukraine). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Germany ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.
Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.
Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.
Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP)
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