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Country data: Germany

Transposition of Single Market directives (Germany)

Single Market infringement cases (Germany)

Internal Market Information System (Germany)

Technical regulations information system (Germany)

On these, the Commission issued 2 detailed opinions and 2 comments, while other Member States issued 2 detailed opinions.

SOLVIT (Germany)

Responsive administration and burden of regulation (Germany)

IndicatorYearDEEU average
Burden of government regulation (survey replies: 1 = Overly complex, 7 = Extremely easy)2025 3.89 
Digitalisation of cross-border business procedures2025 21% 
Payment delays by public authorities2024 16.76 days
Impact of regulation on long-term investment decisions (share of respondents considering business regulation an obstacle.)2024 66%

Access to public procurement (Germany)

Indicator2024EU average
Single bidder

20%

28%

No calls for bids

7%

5%

Publication rate (value advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily, in % of GDP)

1.8%

5.8%

Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid)

56%

54%

Decision speed (days)

47 

74 

SME contractors

71%

71%

SME bids

72%

72%

Procedures divided into lots

19%

32%

Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators.

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