Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Germany
Germany: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -31.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
-31.2%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
105th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-27.4%
in 2018
All-time low
-32.7%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Germany, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Germany stood at -31.2%.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Germany peaked at -27.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -32.7%, in 2021.
Germany ranks 105th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -31.0% | — |
| 2001 | -30.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | -30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | -31.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | -30.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | -30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -28.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | -27.5% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | -27.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | -30.4% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | -30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | -28.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | -27.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | -28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -27.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | -27.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | -27.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -27.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | -27.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | -27.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | -32.2% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | -32.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | -31.2% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -29.8% | -31.2% | -27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -28.0% | -30.8% | -27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -32.0% | -32.7% | -31.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Germany?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Germany was -31.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was -27.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.7% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Germany ranks 105th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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