Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Germany
Germany: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Germany peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
That places Germany 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Germany?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Germany was 9.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Germany ranks 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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