Germany nominal government consumption, seasonally adjusted
Germany nominal government consumption, seasonally adjusted stood at 265.18 EUR billion in Q2 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Quarterly national accounts table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1991 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Quarterly national accounts table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic demand, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 1,145.53 | 1,128.66 | 1,127.99 | 1,112.49 | 1,104 | 1,090.84 | 1,078.34 | 1,064.52 | 1,049.39 | 1,039.62 | |
| Government consumption, seasonally adjusted only | 265.18 | 261.61 | 260.69 | 255.02 | 251 | 246.1 | 244.86 | 242.27 | 237.08 | 230.02 | |
| Private consumption, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 629.18 | 623.22 | 622.24 | 613.03 | 609.9 | 607.45 | 598.98 | 591.34 | 587.03 | 582.3 |
Understanding germany nominal government consumption, seasonally adjusted
Public sector expenditures aimed at providing goods and services to the community, valued at the transaction prices of the recording period. This component captures outlays by federal, state, and local authorities, alongside statutory social security funds. It incorporates public wage bills, intermediate consumption for administration, and social transfers in kind, while strictly excluding public investment in infrastructure or direct transfer payments like pensions. Sitting alongside private spending, it isolates the state’s direct role as a consumer in the macroeconomic expenditure breakdown.
Unlike other domestic expenditure components, this specific line is only seasonally adjusted, leaving calendar effects uncorrected. This means variations in the number of working days per quarter remain embedded in the underlying figures, making year-on-year comparisons more reliable than quarter-on-quarter steps for identifying underlying spending shifts. Early estimates often rely on budgeted outlays rather than finalized public accounts, leading to routine revisions once municipal and federal expenditure audits conclude. Assessing the nominal value means wage settlements for public officials directly alter the series without reflecting a different volume of provided services.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this metric capture state pension payouts?
- No, it strictly covers goods and services consumed or provided by the state, explicitly excluding direct financial transfer payments.
- How do public sector wage settlements alter the series?
- Public salary adjustments directly shift the current-price expenditure value without implying any change in the actual provision of services.
- Why does the lack of calendar adjustment matter for analysis?
- Without correcting for the variable number of working days per quarter, sequential comparisons remain slightly distorted by calendar noise.