Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Germany
Germany: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 9.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Germany, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9.5% for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Germany peaked at 12.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2019.
That places Germany 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.2% | — |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -32.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.0% | 12.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 10.5% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,218 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2251 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1992 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Germany?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Germany was 9.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Germany ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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