Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Germany

Germany: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score was 1.99 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.99
in 1991
All-time low
-0.182
in 1806
Years of data
191
1789–2025

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Germany, 1789–2025

00.511.52178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Germany is 1.99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 191 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Germany peaked at 1.99 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.182, in 1806.

That places Germany 17th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 191 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 1.41 1.41 1.41 1
1790s 1.41 1.41 1.41 10
1800s 0.772 -0.182 1.41 10
1810s 0.666 -0.182 1.94 10
1820s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1830s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1840s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1850s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1860s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1870s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1880s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1890s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1900s 1.94 1.94 1.94 10
1910s 1.69 0.082 1.94 10
1920s 0.6292 0.082 0.994 10
1930s 1.6 0.994 1.86 10
1940s 1.86 1.86 1.86 5
1990s 1.99 1.99 1.99 9
2000s 1.99 1.99 1.99 10
2010s 1.99 1.99 1.99 10
2020s 1.99 1.99 1.99 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 14 Hungary 2 compare
  2. 15 Mexico 2 compare
  3. 16 Seychelles 1.99 compare
  4. 18 Austria 1.98 compare
  5. 19 Spain 1.98 compare
  6. 20 Costa Rica 1.95 compare
  7. 20 Uruguay 1.95 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

More reference data data for Germany

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Germany?
Foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Germany was 1.99 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.99 in 1991.
What is the lowest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was -0.182 in 1806.
How does Germany rank for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
Germany ranks 17th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign policy free from interference of other states score rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,487 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.