Foreign liabilities in Germany

Germany: Foreign liabilities was 10.18 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10.18 trillion current US$
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
6th
of 150 countries
All-time high
10.18 trillion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.54 trillion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Germany, 1995–2020

2.0T4.0T6.0T8.0T10.0T1995200720201995: 1.5T current US$1996: 1.6T current US$1997: 1.7T current US$1998: 2.2T current US$1999: 2.5T current US$2000: 2.7T current US$2001: 2.7T current US$2002: 3.3T current US$2003: 4.2T current US$2004: 4.8T current US$2005: 4.7T current US$2006: 5.8T current US$2007: 7.2T current US$2008: 6.5T current US$2009: 6.8T current US$2010: 8.0T current US$2011: 8.2T current US$2012: 8.8T current US$2013: 8.6T current US$2014: 8.3T current US$2015: 7.5T current US$2016: 7.4T current US$2017: 8.5T current US$2018: 8.0T current US$2019: 8.5T current US$2020: 10.2T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Germany recorded 10.18 trillion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Germany peaked at 10.18 trillion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.54 trillion current US$, in 1995.

That places Germany 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.90 trillion current US$ 1.54 trillion current US$ 2.45 trillion current US$ 5
2000s 4.88 trillion current US$ 2.69 trillion current US$ 7.25 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 8.19 trillion current US$ 7.44 trillion current US$ 8.83 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 10.18 trillion current US$ 10.18 trillion current US$ 10.18 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 3 Luxembourg 13.58 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 4 France 10.79 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 5 Netherlands 10.28 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 7 Ireland 9.12 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 8 Japan 7.62 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 9 China 6.58 trillion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Germany?
Foreign liabilities in Germany was 10.18 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 10.18 trillion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1.54 trillion current US$ in 1995.
How does Germany rank for foreign liabilities?
Germany ranks 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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