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Germany Lowest Government Spending

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20.09% in 1972

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The lowest government spending in Germany was 20.09% in 1972. The top 5 years were: 1972 (20.09%), 1973 (20.51%), 1974 (22.11%), 1979 (24.16%), 1975 (24.39%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

Germany Top 5 Lowest Government Spending Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1972	20.09%
2nd	1973	20.51%
3rd	1974	22.11%
4th	1979	24.16%
5th	1975	24.39%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1973	20.51%	+0.42%	22nd
1972	20.09%	–	18th
1974	22.11%	+1.60%	25th
1990	24.60%	+0.13%	40th
1989	24.47%	−0.98%	22nd
1979	24.16%	−0.45%	24th
1988	25.45%	−0.21%	21st
1987	25.66%	+0.41%	18th
1986	25.25%	−0.42%	20th
1985	25.67%	−0.43%	20th
1984	26.10%	+0.20%	20th
1983	25.90%	−0.42%	21st
1981	26.08%	+0.78%	25th
1980	25.29%	+1.13%	26th
1978	24.62%	−0.01%	24th
1977	24.63%	+0.08%	23rd
1976	24.55%	+0.16%	24th
1975	24.39%	+2.28%	23rd
1982	26.32%	+0.24%	20th
2019	27.88%	+0.52%	79th
2018	27.36%	−0.16%	79th
2017	27.52%	+0.15%	89th
2016	27.37%	−0.06%	86th
2015	27.44%	−0.08%	84th
2014	27.52%	−0.48%	83rd
2013	28.00%	+0.05%	75th
2012	27.94%	−0.37%	80th
2011	28.31%	−2.44%	79th
2008	27.81%	+0.27%	65th
2007	27.53%	−1.17%	63rd
2006	28.70%	−1.31%	64th
2022	31.17%	−1.49%	62nd
2010	30.76%	+0.31%	83rd
2009	30.45%	+2.64%	71st
2005	30.00%	+0.02%	68th
2004	29.99%	−1.18%	72nd
2003	31.16%	+0.34%	71st
2002	30.82%	+0.41%	68th
2001	30.42%	−0.59%	62nd
2000	31.01%	−0.34%	58th
2020	32.15%	+4.27%	76th
1999	31.35%	−0.23%	61st
1998	31.58%	−0.22%	59th
2021	32.67%	+0.52%	79th
1997	31.79%	−0.54%	54th
1994	31.75%	+0.06%	53rd
1993	31.69%	+0.53%	50th
1992	31.16%	+0.19%	50th
1991	30.97%	+6.38%	55th
1996	32.33%	−5.89%	54th
2025	36.45%	+5.28%	35th
1995	38.22%	+6.47%	63rd

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