Final consumption expenditure in Germany
Germany: Final consumption expenditure was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.5% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.8% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Germany peaked at 5.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2020.
Germany ranks 137th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Final consumption expenditure in Germany, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.7% | — |
| 1972 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -30.8% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -67.0% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | +226.8% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -41.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -55.3% |
| 1982 | -1.0% | -214.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -191.3% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +88.9% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +101.3% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -27.1% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +114.3% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -87.8% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +355.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -24.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -48.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +81.5% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +68.9% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -62.3% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -108.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1117.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -54.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +152.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +64.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -74.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +176.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -59.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +153.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +102.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -43.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +54.5% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | -274.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -166.1% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +103.0% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -111.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -313.6% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 1.2% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | -1.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -0.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -3.5% | 4.7% | 6 |
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- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 8.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0951 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 5,753 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0842 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 5,091 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.4245 (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Germany?
- Final consumption expenditure in Germany was 1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Germany ranks 137th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.