IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 78 economies tracked
62.86 (2024)
##26 of 78 economies
1.7%
1.67×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Germany climbed from #3 to #26 (overtook Ireland). 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 Social Protection Expenditure (% 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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