DE · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Germany, 2017
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
64.0%
Germany, 2017
▼ 6.3% vs 2016 (68.3%)
Analysis
In 2017, Germany's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 6.3% compared to 2016, reaching 64.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 81.5%.
Germany ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.8% (from 79.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
78.5%
EU-27: 81.5%
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1