Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 62.7 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -2.9 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $5,115.6 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 4.5 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- −8.3 pp
- ISO code
- DEU
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,115.6 bn |
| 2024 | $4,746.9 bn |
| 2023 | $4,602.0 bn |
| 2022 | $4,226.7 bn |
| 2021 | $4,394.5 bn |
| 2020 | $3,969.0 bn |
| 2019 | $3,983.1 bn |
| 2018 | $4,076.8 bn |
| 2017 | $3,778.4 bn |
| 2016 | $3,546.5 bn |
| 2015 | $3,433.4 bn |
| 2014 | $3,971.2 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5 % |
| 2024 | 5.8 % |
| 2023 | 5.5 % |
| 2022 | 4.1 % |
| 2021 | 6.9 % |
| 2020 | 6.3 % |
| 2019 | 7.8 % |
| 2018 | 8.4 % |
| 2017 | 8.0 % |
| 2016 | 8.9 % |
| 2015 | 8.1 % |
| 2014 | 7.2 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.7 % |
| 2024 | 61.4 % |
| 2023 | 61.8 % |
| 2022 | 64.1 % |
| 2021 | 67.4 % |
| 2020 | 67.5 % |
| 2019 | 58.3 % |
| 2018 | 60.5 % |
| 2017 | 63.7 % |
| 2016 | 68.1 % |
| 2015 | 71.0 % |
| 2014 | 74.4 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.9 % |
| 2024 | -2.7 % |
| 2023 | -2.2 % |
| 2022 | -1.9 % |
| 2021 | -3.2 % |
| 2020 | -4.3 % |
| 2019 | 1.3 % |
| 2018 | 1.9 % |
| 2017 | 1.3 % |
| 2016 | 1.1 % |
| 2015 | 0.9 % |
| 2014 | 0.7 % |