General government final consumption expenditure in Germany
Germany: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Germany stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 48.7% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Germany peaked at 6.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 1989.
Germany ranks 114th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Germany, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.4% | — |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -22.9% |
| 1973 | 6.2% | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -52.6% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | +97.1% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +31.9% |
| 1982 | -1.0% | -122.7% |
| 1983 | -0.5% | -55.2% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -359.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -32.4% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +74.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -56.6% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +135.8% |
| 1989 | -2.1% | -245.0% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -194.7% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +64.7% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +82.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -82.6% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +235.8% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -31.4% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -54.5% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +121.9% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -26.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -82.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +282.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -53.8% |
| 2004 | -0.5% | -186.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -203.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +118.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +51.5% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +102.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -38.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +60.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +39.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -60.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +185.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +68.5% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -80.8% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -133.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -1369.2% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -2.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -0.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -0.2% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6446 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 38,996 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5704 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 34,510 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.4868 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Germany?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Germany was 1.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 1989.
- How does Germany rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Germany ranks 114th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.