Economic Development

Important data on the development of the economy and the general public budget in Germany and the euro area:

Status: Monthly report october 2024

GERMANY%EURO AREA
202320242025 202320242025
-0.30.11.0GDP (real) rate of growth 0.40.81.4
6.97.07.0Current account balance vs. GDP2.93.23.2
3.13.13.1Unemployment rate6.66.66.5
6.02.42.0Inflation (HICP)5.42.52.1
-2.5-1.6-1.2Budget balance vs. GDP-3.6-3.0-2.8
63.662.962.2Maastricht-Debt ratio90.090.090.4

Source: Federal Ministry of Finance monthly reports; figures for the coming year are forecasts by the EU Commission. (GDP = gross domestic product, HICP = harmonised index of consumer prices)

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