Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Germany
Germany: Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP was 37.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Germany, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 37.6% for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in 2020.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Germany peaked at 39.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2002.
That places Germany 19th out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.1% | — |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -32.4% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +41.6% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +73.5% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -59.1% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +60.7% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +37.0% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 10.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 19.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Germany
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 72,617 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 3.77 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 343.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 27.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 74.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 417.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 413.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,951 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Germany?
- Gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Germany was 37.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp?
- Germany ranks 19th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP. Equity liabilities include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LDDZF/ GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).