Loans, Financial assets, Transactions in Germany
Germany: Loans, Financial assets, Transactions was -7.90 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions in Germany, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, loans, financial assets, transactions in Germany stood at -7.90 billion.
The figure is up 40.3% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, loans, financial assets, transactions in Germany peaked at 51.66 billion in 2012 and was at its lowest, -20.78 billion, in 2023.
That places Germany 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.44 billion | — |
| 2000 | 3.76 billion | +161.2% |
| 2001 | 448.00 million | -88.1% |
| 2002 | 1.14 billion | +153.6% |
| 2003 | -2.55 billion | -324.3% |
| 2004 | -7.56 billion | +196.8% |
| 2005 | -8.11 billion | +7.2% |
| 2006 | -4.54 billion | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 1.87 billion | -141.2% |
| 2008 | 8.93 billion | +377.3% |
| 2009 | 3.04 billion | -65.9% |
| 2010 | 48.10 billion | +1480.7% |
| 2011 | -4.08 billion | -108.5% |
| 2012 | 51.66 billion | -1367.3% |
| 2013 | -4.06 billion | -107.9% |
| 2014 | -5.14 billion | +26.7% |
| 2015 | -16.73 billion | +225.1% |
| 2016 | -3.08 billion | -81.6% |
| 2017 | -3.38 billion | +9.8% |
| 2018 | -5.88 billion | +73.7% |
| 2019 | -843.00 million | -85.7% |
| 2020 | 34.84 billion | -4232.7% |
| 2021 | 9.26 billion | -73.4% |
| 2022 | 15.33 billion | +65.6% |
| 2023 | -20.78 billion | -235.6% |
| 2024 | -13.25 billion | -36.3% |
| 2025 | -7.90 billion | -40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 billion | 1.44 billion | 1.44 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | -357.00 million | -8.11 billion | 8.93 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 billion | -16.73 billion | 51.66 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 billion | -20.78 billion | 34.84 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 loans, financial assets, transactions in Germany?
- Loans, financial assets, transactions in Germany was -7.90 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest loans, financial assets, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 51.66 billion in 2012.
- What is the lowest loans, financial assets, transactions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.78 billion in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for loans, financial assets, transactions?
- Germany ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is loans, financial assets, transactions rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Loans, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.