Statistisches Bundesamt

Finance and taxes

Development of expenditure
by selected functional areas

1950 - 2011
Periodicity: annually
Published: January 2014

For questions concerning this publication please contact:

www.destatis.de/kontakt
Phone: +49 (0) 611 75 4210

Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden 2014

Reproduction and distribution, also of parts, are permitted provided that the source is mentioned.

Development of expenditure by selected functional areas

EUR per inhabitant

Year

Total

Public security,
law and order,
justice and
judicial activities

Defence

Schools,
institutions of
higher education,
other education

Science, research,
development
outside
the institutions
of higher education

Culture,
church affairs

Social
security

Health, environment, sports and

recreation

Housing, urban
development and
regional policy 2

Promotion
of economic
development 3

Transport
and
communications

Former territory of the Federal Republic

1950
1955
1960
1970
1975
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1989
1990

291
507
603
1 632
4 360
4 654
5 312
6 160
6 872
7 327
7 887
8 501
8 687
9 255

49
60
79
165
267
280
306
340
382
414
436
442
449
446

12
23
24
65
126
133
156
185
200
213
232
251
257
268

20
41
52
206
448
461
517
613
651
656
708
746
766
799

1
2
5
24
49
50
64
81
95
97
105
100
99
102

3
6
7
18
25
27
33
42
46
50
60
66
70
73

73
135
144
335
2 057
2 226
2 493
2 819
3 232
3 451
3 715
4 085
4 145
4 357

11
19
24
85
182
196
220
273
292
310
342
359
379
397

32
52
58
89
159
183
201
259
261
271
304
308
318
346

20
29
43
120
144
148
208
242
207
260
279
331
346
361

13
30
43
146
196
192
224
260
238
232
245
250
252
262

90
90
91
94
95
91
91
93
96
99
100
103
101
99
99
99
106
109
111
114
114

5 000
5 294
5 568
5 883
6 009
6 001
5 934
6 037
6 162
6 244
6 343
6 734
6 860
6 824
6 920
6 926
6 959
7 136
7 520
7 659
7 643

459
473
481
501
495
483
170
172
170
175
181
187
183
179
178
199
179
171
232
202
185

399
389
407
405
383
371
371
351
341
332
312
302
284
274
270
265
259
258
253
252
242

440
456
432
446
473
473
473
466
454
454
415
340
417
326
312
322
273
396
505
336
360

303
289
293
292
292
270
270
268
273
275
279
278
270
266
274
280
279
230
261
249
250

Germany
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

4
4
4
4
4
4 5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4 6

10 272
10 667
11 170
11 643
11 755
11 714
11 233
11 371
11 589
11 691
11 848
12 036
12 159
12 038
12 153
12 200
12 370
12 858
13 598
13 527
13 577

347
322
304
299
295
287
287
291
297
281
294
297
296
288
288
291
298
313
329
335
331

285
304
314
330
335
339
339
348
358
365
375
389
390
393
397
404
406
420
445
454
464

922
983
1 000
1 040
1 057
1 062
962
966
982
1 001
1 018
933
935
939
946
968
977
1 005
1 066
1 125
1 160

105
108
104
105
109
105
105
107
107
111
117
114
114
113
113
118
121
132
149
158
164

4 7
13 837
338
473
1 182
167
116
7 789
189
247
367
255
2011
___________
1 Federal Government, Equalisation of Burdens Fund (up to 2004), E.R.P. Special Fund (from 1962), German Unity Fund (1990-2004), Loan Processing Fund (1991-1994), Redemption Fund for Inherited Liabilities (from 1995), Federal Railways Fund (from 1994),
Compensation Fund (from 1995), "Hard Coal" Equalisation Fund (1996 -2000), Pension reserves (from 1999), Reconstruction Aid Fund (from 2003), Federation's Post and Telecommunications Pension Service (from 2007), Special Fund for an extension of
childcare facilities (from 2007), Pension Reserve Fund of the Federation (from 2007), Financial market stabilisation fund (from 2008), Investment and redemption fund (from 2009), Special Fund "Final Payment Provisions for Inflation-indexed Federal Securities" (from 2009),
Energy and Climate Fund (from 2011), Restructuring Fund (from 2011).
Lnder and communities/local authorities (from 1961 incl. Saarland); from 1974 incl. social security institutions, Federal Institute for Employment, supplementary pension funds, municipal special-purpose associations, financial shares of the Federal Republic of Germany
in the European Union as well as expenditure of hospitals and university hospitals with a commercial accounting system (up to 1997). - 1960: short financial year (1 April - 31 December 1960).
2 Incl. common local services. 3 Food, agiculture and forestry, power production and water industry, industry, services.
4 Excluding hospitals and university hospitals with a commercial accounting system as well as without supplementary pension funds for public employees.
5 Comparison with previous year in part limited due to new budgetary classification from 2002.
6 Population projection based on earlier censuses. 7 Population projection based on the 2011 Census.

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt