🇩🇪Germany government budget balance
Germany's government budget balance is -2,7% as of 2025, from official Eurostat data. It was little changed from the previous year. Over the period shown it has ranged from -9,4% to 1,9%. That is 0,2 percentage points above the euro-area average of -2,9% — the 13th of 21 member states that report it.
Government budget balance · Germany
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Source: Eurostat · data through 2025 · released 2026-04-22 · modifications: none
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Germany government budget balance — frequently asked questions
- What is Germany's government budget balance?
- Germany's government budget balance is -2,7% as of 2025, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Germany's government budget balance compare with the euro area?
- It is the 13th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of -2,9%.
- Is Germany's government budget balance rising or falling?
- It held steady at -2,7% in the latest reading (2025).