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 2025

GERMANY%EURO AREA
202520262027 202520262027
0.21.21.2GDP (real) rate of growth 1.31.21.4
4.63.83.4Current account balance vs. GDP2.72.52.4
3.63.53.3Unemployment rate6.36.26.1
2.32.21.9Inflation (HICP)2.11.92.0
-3.1-4.0-3.8Budget balance vs. GDP-3.2-3.3-3.4
63.565.267.0Maastricht-Debt ratio88.889.890.4

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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