IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked
20.4 (2024)
##4 of 77 economies
3.9%
1.07×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Germany climbed from #10 to #4 (overtook Greece). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Germany ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP), Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP)
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