Liquid liabilities to GDP in Germany
Germany: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 111.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Germany, 1970–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Germany stood at 111.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Germany peaked at 111.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1970.
That places Germany 38th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.9% | 53.3% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.1% | 59.3% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 60.0% | 70.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 64.4% | 84.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 84.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.2% | 111.0% | 111.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More financial sector data for Germany
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 76.4% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.11 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 6.05 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 2.01 trillion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 77.3% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.8% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 77.3% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -334,072 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 123.84 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Germany?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Germany was 111.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 111.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1970.
- How does Germany rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.