Economic Development

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

Status: Monthly report December 2024

GERMANY%EURO AREA
202320242025 202320242025
-0.30.10.7GDP (real) rate of growth 0.40.81.3
6.27.16.8Current account balance vs. GDP2.53.83.6
3.13.13.1Unemployment rate6.66.66.5
6.02.42.1Inflation (HICP)5.42.42.1
-2.6-2.2-2.0Budget balance vs. GDP-3.6-3.0-2.9
62.963.063.2Maastricht-Debt ratio88.989.189.6

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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