Government budget and revenue in Brandenburg, Germany: official figures
Brandenburg and its municipalities owed €8,923 per inhabitant to the non-public sector at the end of 2024, 6th lowest of 16 Länder.
What is the total debt of Brandenburg?
Total debt of Brandenburg and its municipalities to the non-public sector was €22.8 billion at the end of 2024, up 8.6% on a year earlier and 2.9% of all Länder and municipal debt.
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copyIs the debt of Brandenburg rising?
Debt per inhabitant in Brandenburg rose from €8,788 in 2010 to €8,923 in 2024, a change of +2%.
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copyDoes Brandenburg have a budget deficit?
In 2025 the public budgets of Brandenburg (Land and municipalities together) closed with a deficit of €1,945 million, or €761 per inhabitant in deficit; in 2024 the result was a deficit of €1,927 million.
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- Of that, the Land government itself accounted for €8,344 per head and the municipalities and municipal associations for €579 per head (2024). Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy
- That debt equalled 23.4% of Brandenburg's GDP in 2024, 7th highest of 16 Länder. Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy
- The Land budget alone recorded a deficit of €1,113 million in 2025. Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy
How Brandenburg compares with other states
Debt of Land and municipalities to the non-public sector per inhabitant (€) (2024)
Brandenburg ranks 11 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Debt of Land and municipalities to the non-public sector per inhabitant (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hesse | €10,106 |
| 9 | Rhineland-Palatinate | €9,462 |
| 10 | Lower Saxony | €9,441 |
| 11 | Brandenburg | €8,923 |
| 12 | Thuringia | €7,974 |
| 13 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | €6,478 |
| 14 | Baden-Württemberg | €5,111 |
Debt of Land and municipalities as a share of GDP (2024)
Brandenburg ranks 7 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Debt of Land and municipalities as a share of GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Saxony-Anhalt | 31.9% |
| 5 | Schleswig-Holstein | 30.1% |
| 6 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 27.4% |
| 7 | Brandenburg | 23.4% |
| 8 | Thuringia | 21.5% |
| 9 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 21.2% |
| 10 | Hamburg | 20.2% |
Budget balance of Land and municipalities per inhabitant (€, negative = deficit) (2025)
Brandenburg ranks 14 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Budget balance of Land and municipalities per inhabitant (€, negative = deficit) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Schleswig-Holstein | -€578 |
| 11 | Lower Saxony | -€599 |
| 12 | North Rhine-Westphalia | -€626 |
| 13 | Berlin | -€676 |
| 14 | Brandenburg | -€761 |
| 15 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | -€787 |
| 16 | Hamburg | -€2,062 |
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Sources
- Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren): Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren der Länder: Tabellenband mit kompletten Zeitreihen zu allen Indikatoren (October 2026 edition), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f3f1b692389…)
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