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Germany General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Germany › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Germany indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics for Germany , Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Germany in year 2010 is 46.571 %

This makes Germany No. 28 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Germany is 12.27 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Germany was 47.50 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Germany in 2010 was or will be 1.96% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Germany was or will be 45.74 %, which is 1.78% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Germany, in other Years
Year %
  2016 43.569
  2015 43.605
  2014 43.839
  2013 44.478
  2012 44.832
  2011 45.743
2010 46.571
  2009 47.504
  2008 43.754
  2007 43.555
  2006 45.313
  2005 46.84
  2004 47.094
  2003 48.489
  2002 48.095
  2001 47.562
  2000 45.11
  1999 48.056
  1998 48.032
  1997 48.351
  1996 49.307
  1995 54.766
  1994 n/a
  1993 n/a
  1992 n/a
  1991 n/a
  1990 n/a
  1989 n/a
  1988 n/a
  1987 n/a
  1986 n/a
  1985 n/a
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a