Annual Reports & Spring Reports

The German Council of Economic Experts submits its report in mid-November of each year. In this section you will find selected chapters of the reports in english.

Annual Report 2025/26 | 12 November 2025
CREATING NEW PROSPECTS FOR TOMORROW – NOT SQUANDERING OPPORTUNITIES
Executive Summary (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Press releases and PDFs of the individual chapters
Annual Report 2024/25 | 13 November 2024
ADDRESSING SHORTFALLS, MODERNISING RESOLUTELY
Executive Summary (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Press releases and PDFs of the individual chapters
Annual Report 2023/24 | 8 November 2023
OVERCOMING SLUGGISH GROWTH – INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
Executive Summary (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Press releases and PDFs of the individual chapters
Annual Report 2021/22 | 10 November 2021
SHAPING THE TRANSFORMATION: EDUCATION, DIGITALISATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
Executive Summary (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Press Release (HTML)Chapter 1 (PDF)Chapter 2 (PDF)Chapter 3 (PDF)Chapter 4 (PDF)Chapter 5 (PDF)
Annual Report 2020/21 | 11 November 2020
OVERCOMING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS TOGETHER; STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE AND GROWTH
Executive Summary (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Press Release (PDF)Chapter 1 (PDF)Chapter 2 (PDF)Chapter 3 (PDF)Chapter 4 (PDF)Chapter 5 (PDF)Chapter 6 (PDF)
Annual Report 2014/15 | 12 November 2014
MORE CONFIDENCE IN MARKET PROCESSES
Overview (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Chapter 5 (PDF)Chapter 6 (PDF)
Annual Report 2013/14 | 13 November 2013
AGAINST A BACKWARD-LOOKING ECONOMIC POLICY
Overview (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Chapter 3, excerpt (PDF)
Annual Report 2012/13 | 7 November 2012
STABLE ARCHITECTURE FOR EUROPE – NEED FOR ACTION IN GERMANY
Overview (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Chapter 2 (PDF)Chapter 3 (PDF)Chapter 5 (PDF)
Annual Report 2011/12 | 9 November 2011
ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR EUROPE
Overview (HTML)Executive Summary (PDF)Chapter 3 (PDF)Chapter 4 (PDF)Chapter 6 (PDF)
Annual Report 2010/11 | 10 November 2010
CHANCES FOR A STABLE UPTURN
Overview (HTML)Chapter 1 (PDF)
Annual Report 2009/10 | 13 November 2009
SECURING THE FUTURE THROUGH RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC POLICIES
Overview (HTML)Chapter 1 (PDF)
Annual Report 2008/09 | 12 November 2008
MASTERING THE FINANCIAL CRISIS – STRENGTHENING FORCES FOR GROW
Overview (HTML)Chapter 1 (PDF)
Annual Report 2007/08 | 7 November 2007
THE GAINS MUST NOT BE SQUANDERED
Overview (HTML)Chapter 1 (PDF)
Annual Report 2006/07 | 8 November 2006
CONFLICTING INTERESTS – MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
Chapter 1 (PDF)
Annual Report 2005/06 | 9 November 2005
SEIZE THE CHANCE – BOLDLY ADVANCE THE REFORMS
Chapter 1 (PDF)
Annual Report 2004/05 | 12 November 2004
EXTERNAL SUCCESSES – INTERNAL CHALLENGES
Chapter 1 (PDF)
Annual Report 2003/04 | 7 November 2003
CONSOLIDATE PUBLIC FINANCES – REFORM THE TAX SYSTEM
Chapter 1 (PDF)

Complete Reports are only published in German.