Economic Development

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

Status: Monthly report May 2025

GERMANY%EURO AREA
202420252026 202420252026
-0.10.71.3GDP (real) rate of growth 0.81.31.6
7.16.86.5Current account balance vs. GDP3.83.63.6
3.33.33.4Unemployment rate6.56.36.3
2.42.11.9Inflation (HICP)2.42.11.9
-2.2-2.0-1.8Budget balance vs. GDP-3.0-2.9-2.8
63.063.262.8Maastricht-Debt ratio89.189.690.0

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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