Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Germany: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.2% (2025), 117th of 180 in the world and 41st of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 3.0% (2025), 116th of 209 in the world and 36th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Exchange rate is 0.88 (2025), 185th of 210 in the world and 39th of 57 in Europe & Central Asia.
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9 indicators
Prices & public finance: Germany in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.2%2025 | 117/180 | 41/49 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.1% | +1.7 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 3.0%2025 | 116/209 | 36/56 | -0.3% | 0.7% | 1.8% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 185/210 | 39/57 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 10.9%2024 | 117/142 | 45/48 | 11.7% | 11.3% | 11.2% | −1.2 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 29.4%2024 | 55/142 | 38/48 | 30.0% | 28.0% | 29.5% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 31.2%2022 | 52/142 | 35/47 | 31.0% | 30.8% | 32.2% | +3.2 ppsince 2012 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 77.3%2023 | 32/169 | 12/48 | 111.2%2001 | 86.8% | 83.8% | −3.4 ppsince 2013 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 3.12025 | 113/165 | 28/49 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | +102%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.27%2025 | 50/156 | 19/47 | 1.34% | 1.24% | 1.36% | +1.2 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+102%3.1 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.7 pp2.2% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Germany and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Germany. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Germany | France | Poland | Belgium | Czechia | Austria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.2%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 3.8%2025 | 2.5%2025 | 2.5%2025 | 3.5%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 3.0%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 2.9%2025 | 2.6%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 3.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 3.762025 | 0.882025 | 21.882025 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 10.9%2024 | 22.8%2024 | 17.4%2024 | 23.0%2024 | 18.6%2024 | 25.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 29.4%2024 | 42.1%2024 | 35.9%2024 | 37.9%2024 | 36.5%2024 | 45.1%2024 |
| Government expense | 31.2%2022 | 47.3%2023 | 39.1%2023 | 39.7%2022 | 34.4%2022 | 46.0%2023 |
| Private credit | 77.3%2023 | 107.6%2024 | 33.6%2024 | 68.1%2024 | 48.0%2024 | 81.8%2024 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 3.12025 | 3.42025 | 5.92025 | 1.02025 | 7.62025 | 1.82025 |
| Military spending | 2.27%2025 | 2.03%2025 | 4.50%2025 | 2.01%2025 | 1.84%2025 | 1.10%2025 |