US EditionGermany’s Budget Deficit Hits €127 Billion Amid Military Spending Surge - Media Talk Africa
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Germany ' s combined public budget ended 2025 with the largest deficit since the crisis of 2022, the first time that all levels of government in Germany went down simultaneously.
German military spending soars amid growing deficit
The budget shortfall reached €127 billion last year, the highest since 2022, according to official statistics Germany’s military spending shot up by over 23% to €39 billion ($45 billion) last year, pushing the budget deficit to the highest level in four years, the Federal Statistical Office has reported. Following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict...
Germany's public finances are slipping deeper into decline: in 2025, the general public budget closed with a deficit of 127 billion euros – as high as it has not since the energy crisis year 2022.
Germany's state finances remain under pressure: the budget deficit did not fall in 2025. Federal spending in particular has pushed it to the highest level since the beginning of the Ukraine war.
The state deficit amounted to about 127 billion euros in 2025, while the deficit increased with municipalities and the federal government. However, the deficits of the Länder and social security funds decreased.
Despite increased revenue, the deficit is growing: Why public budgets have slid deeper into the minus in 2025 – and what role defence and climate protection play in this.
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