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Germany - Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP) -1.68

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 158 economies tracked

Latest value

-1.68 (2024)

Global rank

##38 of 158 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 1972

-1.89×

Ranking Race — Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331972198219922002201220222024#12#382023 overtook Belarus2024 overtook Ghana
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Germany climbed from #12 to #38 (overtook Belarus). 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 15 places in global rank auto
1992
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 52 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 36 places in global rank auto
1999
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2000
Fell 15 places in global rank auto

Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP), 1972-2024

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19721987200220172024-7.85-4.73-1.61.52

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