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Germany - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.42

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

5.42 (2024)

Global rank

##14 of 77 economies

Share of global total

2.6%

Growth since 2017

1.24×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#31#142023 overtook Slovenia2024 overtook Latvia
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Germany climbed from #31 to #14 (overtook Slovenia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

2023
Overtook Slovenia in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Latvia in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220244.385.15.816.53
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