Germany: Fiscal balance, percent of GDP
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For that indicator, we provide data for Germany from 1991 to 2019. The average value for Germany during that period was -1.83 percent with a minimum of -9.43 percent in 1995 and a maximum of 1.84 percent in 2018.
The latest value from 2019 is 1.52 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2019 based on 157
countries is -1.64 percent.
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Definition: The fiscal (budget) balance is the difference between government revenue and government expenditure. We express the value as percent of GDP to relate it to the size of the economy.
