External finance, Overall in Germany
Germany: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1974
All-time low
0.875
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014
External finance, Overall in Germany, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, external finance, overall in Germany stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Germany peaked at 1 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.875, in 1973.
That places Germany 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
External finance, Overall in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.875 | — |
| 1974 | 1 | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.875 | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9464 | 0.875 | 1 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9875 | 0.875 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Germany?
- External finance, overall in Germany was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1974.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.875 in 1973.
- How does Germany rank for external finance, overall?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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