IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 57 economies tracked
3.08 (2024)
##12 of 57 economies
2.4%
1.17×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1994 - 2025. Germany climbed from #14 to #12 (overtook Malta). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Germany ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
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 Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Net Financial Worth (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP) — be the first.