Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany

Germany: Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita was 17.44 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
17.44
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
44th
of 122 countries
All-time high
17.67
in 2014
All-time low
15.1
in 2008
Years of data
12
1998–2016

Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany, 1998–2016

051015201998200720161998: 16.52006: 15.62007: 15.12008: 15.12009: 17.22010: 17.72011: 17.12012: 17.32013: 17.62014: 17.72015: 17.52016: 17.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2016, government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany stood at 17.44.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany peaked at 17.67 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.1, in 2008.

Germany ranks 44th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 16.49
2006 15.6 -5.4%
2007 15.13 -3.0%
2008 15.1 -0.2%
2009 17.19 +13.8%
2010 17.66 +2.8%
2011 17.05 -3.4%
2012 17.32 +1.6%
2013 17.55 +1.3%
2014 17.67 +0.7%
2015 17.51 -0.9%
2016 17.44 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.49 16.49 16.49 1
2000s 15.76 15.1 17.19 4
2010s 17.46 17.05 17.67 7

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 41 South Africa 17.94 compare
  2. 42 Liechtenstein 17.79 compare
  3. 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.51 compare
  4. 45 Tunisia 17.43 compare
  5. 46 France 17.36 compare
  6. 47 Spain 17.12 compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

More education data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany?
Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany was 17.44 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 17.67 in 2014.
What is the lowest government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 15.1 in 2008.
How does Germany rank for government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita?
Germany ranks 44th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
Is government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-per-primary-student-vs-gdp-per-capita/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-per-primary-student-vs-gdp-per-capita/germany/">Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure per primary student vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
122 places, 1,482 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed