Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Germany
Germany: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 0.2833 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Germany, 1957–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2017, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Germany stood at 0.2833.
The figure is up 214.8% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Germany peaked at 10.38 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 2016.
Germany ranks 64th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 7.52 | — |
| 1958 | 6.8 | -9.5% |
| 1959 | 5.77 | -15.2% |
| 1960 | 6.42 | +11.4% |
| 1961 | 5.88 | -8.6% |
| 1962 | 5.91 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.05 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 6.23 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 7.05 | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 8.12 | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 6.96 | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 6.45 | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 6.84 | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 8.32 | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 7.99 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 7.88 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 9.32 | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 10.38 | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 8.48 | -18.3% |
| 1976 | 7.8 | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 6.16 | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 5.73 | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 7.42 | +29.5% |
| 1980 | 8.49 | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 10.11 | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 8.96 | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 8.02 | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 7.95 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 6.95 | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 5.89 | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 6.14 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 6.49 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 6.9 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 8.7 | +26.2% |
| 1991 | 8.46 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 7.85 | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 6.51 | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 6.87 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 6.85 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.22 | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 5.64 | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 4.57 | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 4.49 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.26 | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 4.8 | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 4.78 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.07 | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 4.04 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.35 | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 3.76 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 4.22 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 3.98 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.22 | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 2.74 | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 2.61 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | -42.6% |
| 2013 | 1.57 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.16 | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4958 | -57.4% |
| 2016 | 0.09 | -81.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2833 | +214.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.69 | 5.77 | 7.52 | 3 |
| 1960s | 6.59 | 5.88 | 8.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.95 | 5.73 | 10.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.59 | 5.89 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.62 | 4.49 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.22 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 0.09 | 2.74 | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Germany
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.9878 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 327.32 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.0842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 889.69 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,004 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,951 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 413.37 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Germany?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Germany was 0.2833 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 10.38 in 1974.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Germany ranks 64th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.