Government procurement spending as share of GDP in Germany
Germany: Government procurement spending as share of GDP was 18.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government procurement spending as share of GDP in Germany, 2007–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government procurement spending as share of gdp in Germany stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government procurement spending as share of gdp in Germany peaked at 18.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2007.
Germany ranks 4th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More economy & growth data for Germany
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 2.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 44,147 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 17.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 3.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 44,147 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -57.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 425.09 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government procurement spending as share of gdp in Germany?
- Government procurement spending as share of gdp in Germany was 18.5% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government procurement spending as share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government procurement spending as share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2007.
- How does Germany rank for government procurement spending as share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government procurement spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government procurement spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This data is divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.