Germany: Fiscal balance, percent of GDP
, 1991 - 2020:
For that indicator, we provide data for Germany from 1991 to 2020. The average value for Germany during that period was -1.9 percent with a minimum of -9.43 percent in 1995 and a maximum of 1.84 percent in 2018.
The latest value from is percent. For comparison, the world average in based on
countries is 0.00 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.