General government final consumption expenditure in Germany
Germany: General government final consumption expenditure was 22.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Germany, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Germany recorded 22.5% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Germany peaked at 22.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1970.
That places Germany 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.4% | — |
| 1971 | 17.5% | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 17.8% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 20.0% | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 20.5% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 20.7% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 20.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 20.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 19.6% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 18.8% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4% | 16.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 19.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.5% | 22.5% | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,584 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -32.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -35.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 466.54 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Germany?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Germany was 22.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1970.
- How does Germany rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Germany ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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. 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.