Germany Government Budget 1995-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The German general government, which comprises central, state and local government and social security funds, recorded a surplus of €41.2 billion at the end of 2017, equivalent to 1.3 percent of GDP, final figures showed. In absolute terms, it was the biggest surplus recorded since German reunification. Government Budget in Germany averaged -1.91 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 1.30 percent of GDP in 2017 and a record low of -9.40 percent of GDP in 1995.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2017-01-12	09:00 AM	Government Budget	0.6%	0.7%	0.5%
2018-01-11	09:00 AM	Government Budget	1.2%	0.8%

Germany Government	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Government Debt to GDP	64.10	68.20	81.00	54.70	percent	[+]
Government Budget	1.30	1.00	1.30	-9.40	percent of GDP	[+]
Government Budget Value	70.64	13.37	70.64	-58.90	EUR Billion	[+]
Government Spending	140.47	141.21	141.21	88.48	EUR Billion	[+]
Government Spending to GDP	43.90	44.00	54.70	42.80	percent	[+]
Government Revenues	419.06	346.12	503.44	206.35	EUR Billion	[+]
Government Debt	1771735.10	1771332.80	2280173.90	1094940.50	EUR Million	[+]
Fiscal Expenditure	348.42	332.75	509.66	222.14	EUR Billion	[+]
Military Expenditure	43023.00	41579.50	61321.50	17000.10	USD Million	[+]
Credit Rating	99.87					[+]
Asylum Applications	10705.00	10755.00	92105.00	1535.00		[+]

Germany Government Budget

Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Government Budget - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Government Budget - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	1.30	1.00	1.30	-9.40	1995 - 2017	percent of GDP	Yearly

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	-1.90	Dec/17	-2.4	2.2	-4.2	%	Yearly
Brazil	-7.80	Dec/17	-9	-2	-10.2	%	Yearly
Canada	-0.90	Dec/17	0	5.1	-8.3	%	Yearly
China	-3.50	Dec/17	-3.8	0.58	-3.8	%	Yearly
Euro Area	-0.90	Dec/17	-1.5	-0.5	-7.3	%	Yearly
France	-2.60	Dec/17	-3.4	1.5	-7.2	%	Yearly
Germany	1.30	Dec/17	1	1.3	-9.4	%	Yearly
India	-3.53	Dec/17	-3.52	-2.53	-8.13	%	Yearly
Indonesia	-2.50	Dec/17	-2.46	3.02	-2.58	%	Yearly
Italy	-2.30	Dec/17	-2.5	-1.5	-7.3	%	Yearly
Japan	-4.50	Dec/17	-4.5	2.58	-9.5	%	Yearly
Mexico	-2.90	Dec/17	-2.6	3.3	-3.4	%	Yearly
Netherlands	1.10	Dec/17	0.4	1.9	-8.6	%	Yearly
Russia	-1.50	Dec/17	-3.4	9.88	-7.9	%	Yearly
South Korea	-2.00	Dec/17	-2.4	3.47	-4.1	%	Yearly
Spain	-3.10	Dec/17	-4.5	2.2	-11	%	Yearly
Switzerland	1.20	Dec/17	0.4	1.9	-3.2	%	Yearly
Turkey	-1.50	Dec/17	-1.1	-0.6	-33	%	Yearly
United Kingdom	-2.30	Dec/17	-3.8	4.8	-9.9	%	Yearly
United States	-3.50	Dec/17	-3.2	4.5	-9.8	%	Yearly