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Federal Chancellor and Federal Chancellery
3) | 177.8 | 79.8 | 202.6 | 61.8 | 230.6 | 65.2 | 230.8 | 64.9 | 228.6 | 63.0 | 244.8 | 65.4 | 218.1 | 61.4 | 212.6 | 64.1 | 221.5 | 66.5 | 233.0 | 69.7 | 251.0 | 86.8 | 254.6 | 84.4 | 256.1 | 84.6 | 256.0 | 83.5 | 283.3 | 91.5 | 283.8 | 93.0 | 290.3 | 97.5 | 317.9 | 99.5 | 300.3 | 78.5 | 309.0 | 87.4 | 289.2 | 79.6 | 303.7 | 89.7 | 307.9 | 96.4 | 306.9 | 95.6 | 340.9 | 102.8 | 367.9 | 100.6 | 416.9 | 109.2 | 412.7 | 109.2 | 450.6 | 123.1 | 435.1 | 116.3 | 467.3 | 128.2 |
Federal Foreign Office | 176.5 | 123.0 | 178.1 | 119.6 | 177.7 | 121.0 | 172.1 | 115.8 | 181.3 | 122.9 | 177.8 | 122.0 | 175.8 | 119.8 | 181.6 | 123.1 | 183.4 | 124.9 | 177.8 | 121.7 | 185.5 | 128.3 | 182.5 | 130.0 | 181.3 | 124.9 | 180.4 | 125.0 | 179.3 | 123.2 | 190.2 | 135.7 | 205.4 | 146.2 | 219.5 | 155.0 | 250.2 | 182.4 | 255.0 | 183.4 | 248.1 | 164.6 | 263.6 | 171.7 | 277.4 | 172.3 | 268.0 | 167.2 | 277.0 | 176.1 | 283.9 | 76.2 | 317.5 | 96.3 | 322.4 | 104.1 | 329.9 | 113.6 | 358.2 | 125.9 | 383.8 | 136.6 |
Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community | 106.6 | 68.2 | 129.3 | 78.8 | 142.8 | 78.3 | 115.8 | 73.7 | 102.9 | 68.8 | 105.5 | 67.3 | 95.8 | 63.6 | 77.3 | 52.3 | 83.1 | 50.6 | 80.7 | 51.9 | 76.3 | 45.1 | 86.9 | 48.0 | 85.9 | 49.0 | 93.3 | 57.9 | 104.9 | 64.6 | 61.7 | 47.5 | 80.4 | 67.3 | 94.1 | 77.3 | 109.9 | 88.2 | 99.7 | 79.2 | 85.3 | 62.1 | 85.3 | 60.7 | 86.7 | 62.2 | 101.5 | 78.1 | 104.1 | 79.5 | 117.1 | 91.9 | 122.1 | 94.2 | 146.3 | 115.1 | 168.4 | 132.9 | 191.8 | 154.0 | 262.9 | 211.1 |
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 16.1 | 15.4 |
Federal Ministry of Finance | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy | 2,218.5 | 2,053.5 | 2,277.6 | 2,097.5 | 2,254.3 | 2,075.6 | 2,098.8 | 1,918.5 | 2,028.4 | 1,875.4 | 1,992.4 | 1,837.6 | 1,838.1 | 1,690.3 | 1,992.5 | 1,857.2 | 2,000.3 | 1,859.3 | 1,977.5 | 1,834.7 | 2,106.5 | 1,958.7 | 2,151.9 | 2,002.2 | 2,057.7 | 1,905.7 | 2,004.3 | 1,851.5 | 2,009.6 | 1,855.1 | 2,042.2 | 1,885.9 | 2,201.3 | 2,033.0 | 2,399.0 | 2,228.4 | 2,698.6 | 2,498.8 | 2,745.8 | 2,547.8 | 2,873.4 | 2,661.3 | 3,079.9 | 2,842.5 | 3,194.8 | 2,966.4 | 3,178.0 | 2,935.2 | 3,416.7 | 3,179.5 | 3,566.8 | 3,328.0 | 3,756.8 | 3,508.2 | 3,936.1 | 3,689.2 | 4,532.9 | 4,274.8 | 4,726.7 | 4,463.7 | 5,255.3 | 4,971.5 |
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | 48.1 | 17.6 | 49.1 | 19.5 | 50.4 | 20.4 | 46.1 | 18.7 | 49.9 | 21.1 | 54.9 | 24.9 | 58.4 | 25.7 | 66.7 | 31.9 | 64.9 | 32.5 | 59.0 | 27.9 | 52.5 | 23.2 | 58.2 | 29.0 | 49.8 | 21.6 | 52.7 | 22.1 | 70.6 | 39.5 | 59.2 | 24.1 | 60.5 | 26.3 | 64.6 | 31.2 | 66.1 | 29.6 | 71.1 | 33.1 | 79.3 | 36.9 | 84.8 | 36.9 | 87.3 | 42.2 | 88.2 | 40.9 | 92.8 | 42.2 | 94.8 | 42.5 | 100.6 | 46.1 | 103.8 | 49.5 | 113.7 | 59.0 | 118.2 | 60.7 | 137.6 | 78.1 |
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture | 166.9 | 141.6 | 230.1 | 183.4 | 274.3 | 224.4 | 260.3 | 209.4 | 308.6 | 232.6 | 315.5 | 237.2 | 331.5 | 232.5 | 325.6 | 228.4 | 311.1 | 217.4 | 313.5 | 217.0 | 320.1 | 222.1 | 324.1 | 219.7 | 335.0 | 233.8 | 306.1 | 213.3 | 310.1 | 217.1 | 333.7 | 230.5 | 336.7 | 294.2 | 389.8 | 345.7 | 546.2 | 469.5 | 590.6 | 509.0 | 585.1 | 493.8 | 640.8 | 545.9 | 628.6 | 537.8 | 631.9 | 540.6 | 644.2 | 547.9 | 695.5 | 566.5 | 781.9 | 635.7 | 775.5 | 614.1 | 835.4 | 668.7 | 872.9 | 711.5 | 993.7 | 776.8 |
Federal Ministry of Defence | 1,714.7 | 1,632.4 | 1,657.8 | 1,575.9 | 1,446.6 | 1,361.1 | 1,436.3 | 1,351.5 | 1,556.0 | 1,469.5 | 1,580.3 | 1,490.8 | 1,541.5 | 1,453.1 | 1,411.4 | 1,321.7 | 1,293.0 | 1,199.1 | 1,305.6 | 1,192.0 | 1,289.9 | 1,173.8 | 1,142.4 | 1,043.0 | 1,271.3 | 1,093.1 | 1,210.1 | 1,050.1 | 1,247.6 | 1,087.5 | 1,243.5 | 1,082.0 | 1,426.5 | 1,257.3 | 1,409.9 | 1,248.0 | 1,286.5 | 1,121.1 | 1,320.1 | 1,154.0 | 1,136.5 | 974.8 | 1,100.4 | 937.2 | 1,292.1 | 1,113.8 | 1,086.6 | 913.2 | 1,094.9 | 916.6 | 1,071.2 | 896.6 | 1,384.6 | 1,174.8 | 1,267.0 | 1,044.9 | 1,529.0 | 1,314.2 | 1,697.0 | 1,463.6 | 2,015.1 | 1,787.2 |
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | 16.3 | 16.3 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 35.2 | 35.2 | 48.9 | 48.9 | 46.4 | 45.9 | 61.4 | 61.4 |
Federal Ministry of Health | 262.3 | 156.1 | 279.7 | 159.8 | 271.8 | 155.9 | 258.0 | 147.3 | 168.6 | 94.7 | 179.1 | 98.6 | 186.9 | 101.2 | 185.4 | 97.5 | 208.0 | 98.1 | 246.0 | 91.5 | 220.4 | 90.1 | 238.3 | 104.8 | 223.7 | 114.4 | 233.9 | 110.3 | 228.7 | 99.6 | 242.0 | 113.4 | 237.9 | 110.1 | 243.2 | 111.7 | 267.8 | 129.4 | 272.0 | 124.4 | 271.0 | 120.4 | 300.1 | 132.1 | 315.4 | 133.5 | 370.9 | 175.0 | 377.5 | 182.4 | 380.2 | 181.0 | 401.6 | 191.7 | 417.2 | 198.4 | 472.7 | 233.8 | 549.2 | 303.3 | 666.8 | 427.6 |
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure | 165.8 | 110.6 | 188.7 | 124.5 | 193.6 | 117.4 | 196.8 | 115.5 | 186.3 | 90.4 | 207.4 | 90.4 | 214.0 | 96.8 | 222.5 | 94.0 | 193.9 | 85.2 | 199.6 | 87.6 | 203.4 | 90.6 | 207.5 | 92.1 | 233.3 | 103.1 | 245.5 | 128.4 | 228.1 | 108.8 | 218.6 | 98.6 | 221.1 | 106.6 | 246.0 | 121.0 | 272.6 | 141.3 | 306.6 | 174.8 | 346.2 | 219.3 | 324.4 | 188.2 | 312.0 | 184.3 | 316.8 | 187.9 | 336.0 | 202.8 | 399.4 | 246.6 | 411.1 | 233.7 | 513.1 | 353.1 | 531.9 | 350.6 | 551.8 | 354.9 | 674.0 | 512.3 |
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety | 186.3 | 106.2 | 236.6 | 139.2 | 228.5 | 128.0 | 220.2 | 114.0 | 251.8 | 128.1 | 273.8 | 138.2 | 259.2 | 126.4 | 258.7 | 129.9 | 242.7 | 123.6 | 234.5 | 116.7 | 252.9 | 114.4 | 270.6 | 130.4 | 280.0 | 132.5 | 272.0 | 112.9 | 254.9 | 100.1 | 243.0 | 97.5 | 229.6 | 93.3 | 248.1 | 98.6 | 291.4 | 119.5 | 283.0 | 112.2 | 307.3 | 115.1 | 339.3 | 130.4 | 333.1 | 107.7 | 323.6 | 116.8 | 341.3 | 126.3 | 355.4 | 134.4 | 360.9 | 147.3 | 360.4 | 150.9 | 377.2 | 151.4 | 425.8 | 157.1 | 497.5 | 230.6 |
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
4) | 4,404.5 | 3,523.3 | 4,793.1 | 3,871.9 | 5,043.8 | 4,041.2 | 5,074.4 | 4,026.5 | 5,192.0 | 4,107.1 | 5,216.0 | 4,192.9 | 5,140.8 | 4,110.5 | 5,273.5 | 4,224.9 | 5,515.7 | 4,396.3 | 5,671.3 | 4,552.6 | 6,146.7 | 5,041.8 | 6,179.2 | 5,115.7 | 6,124.2 | 5,100.6 | 5,910.6 | 4,990.3 | 6,113.5 | 5,125.8 | 6,431.2 | 5,391.2 | 6,855.5 | 5,801.6 | 7,499.7 | 6,352.5 | 8,222.9 | 6,974.2 | 8,571.7 | 7,207.2 | 9,389.9 | 7,604.2 | 10,553.8 | 8,036.4 | 11,584.0 | 8,340.8 | 11,724.6 | 8,458.7 | 12,133.6 | 9,006.7 | 13,109.7 | 9,537.1 | 14,016.0 | 9,987.4 | 14,073.6 | 10,486.7 | 14,511.4 | 10,948.1 | 15,121.2 | 12,271.0 | 16,160.3 | 13,273.9 |
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development | 34.1 | 32.6 | 29.3 | 27.8 | 30.6 | 28.6 | 27.0 | 24.9 | 27.4 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 23.3 | 29.8 | 27.9 | 32.4 | 30.5 | 31.2 | 29.2 | 28.2 | 25.9 | 27.1 | 25.4 | 30.6 | 28.7 | 29.3 | 27.7 | 34.9 | 33.2 | 36.9 | 35.1 | 28.9 | 26.8 | 32.3 | 29.9 | 31.7 | 29.2 | 35.7 | 33.2 | 34.8 | 33.3 | 36.1 | 34.4 | 38.3 | 36.7 | 41.6 | 39.9 | 42.1 | 40.4 | 46.6 | 44.8 | 54.5 | 50.0 | 52.8 | 47.9 | 56.9 | 51.9 | 66.5 | 60.8 | 70.4 | 64.3 | 91.9 | 84.1 |
General Fiscal Administration
5) | 606.7 | 567.3 | 406.0 | 350.5 | 136.1 | 136.1 | 108.3 | 108.3 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 85.1 | 85.1 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 56.2 | 56.2 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 85.4 | 78.8 | 509.6 | 492.9 | 715.0 | 692.3 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 448.8 | 448.8 | 406.9 | 406.8 | 372.5 | 372.5 | 336.8 | 333.6 | 324.2 | 320.4 | 243.3 | 240.0 | 263.4 | 260.2 | 385.0 | 380.8 | 1,288.6 | 1,280.6 |
Total expenditure | 10,288.5 | 8,631.9 | 10,681.5 | 8,833.8 | 10,501.5 | 8,573.7 | 10,265.2 | 8,309.6 | 10,382.5 | 8,399.7 | 10,479.6 | 8,495.6 | 10,128.1 | 8,147.7 | 10,278.2 | 8,293.4 | 10,390.7 | 8,324.4 | 10,616.6 | 8,479.2 | 11,222.1 | 9,090.0 | 11,217.8 | 9,118.8 | 11,218.2 | 9,081.4 | 10,883.6 | 8,862.3 | 11,148.1 | 9,028.3 | 11,451.3 | 9,299.6 | 12,254.5 | 10,140.2 | 13,190.6 | 10,925.2 | 14,461.8 | 11,972.5 | 15,395.4 | 12,765.1 | 16,389.7 | 13,285.8 | 17,326.7 | 13,420.2 | 18,939.4 | 14,275.1 | 18,879.1 | 14,188.7 | 19,609.8 | 15,011.6 | 20,863.9 | 15,615.4 | 22,483.6 | 16,629.4 | 22,671.7 | 17,250.0 | 24,240.4 | 18,748.1 | 25,559.2 | 20,681.9 | 28,975.5 | 23,978.6 |
Source: Federal Ministry of Education and Research, special evaluation
This table also appears in the Federal Report on Research and Innovation as Table 4.
Notes:
1) Without the supplementary budget of 9 June 2021.
2) The departments' scopes of responsibilities and their names correspond to the organisational division of the 19th legislative period's Federal Government. In cases of reallocating tasks, expenditures assignments have been implemented retroactively, for purposes of comparison. Possible rounding differences.
3) Including expenditures of the Federal Government's Commissioner for Cultural and Media Affairs.
4) Target expenditure taking into account the proportionate global reduced expenditure for science, R&D (2021: 412.3 million euros).
5) Including payments for universities, and for projects at industry-sector research institutions, in connection with German reunification (1991 and 1995). As of 2008, abolition of payments to the Volkswagen Foundation. 2009 to 2011, including investment and redemption fund excluding allocations to the Länder (economic stimulus package - Konjunkturpaket II). As of 2011, including "Energy and climate fund". As of 2012, research funding in the area of electro mobility is financed by the "Energy and climate fund". 2016, including future investments.
Last update: September 9, 2021
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