Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Germany
Germany: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 41.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
41.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
8th
of 114 countries
All-time high
43.6%
in 2005
All-time low
40.4%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Germany stood at 41.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Germany peaked at 43.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2021.
Germany ranks 8th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4% | — |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 41.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 40.9% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 40.4% | 41.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 5 Cabo Verde 16.4% compare
- 5 San Marino 41.6% compare
- 6 Denmark 41.5% compare
- 7 Austria 41.3% compare
- 9 France 41.0% compare
- 10 Japan 40.4% compare
- 11 Switzerland 39.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Germany?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Germany was 41.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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