Trending Economic Concepts in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: defense spending. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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84,556
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
8,805
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views
2
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
4,998
views
views
3
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
4,479
views
views
4
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
2,091
views
views
5
government debt
total financial liabilities of a government sector, accumulated through borrowing to cover past deficits when expenditures exceed revenues; may be owed to domestic or foreign creditors and forms part of a country's external debt when held abroad
2,031
views
views
6
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
2,011
views
views
7
conjuncture
1,750
views
views
8
trading venue
highly organized trading market
1,749
views
views
9
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
1,640
views
views
10
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
1,631
views
views
11
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
1,600
views
views
12
public sector pay
economical concept
1,532
views
views
13
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
1,526
views
views
14
capital income tax
tax on income from capital investments
1,473
views
views
15
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
1,461
views
views
16
Homo economicus
concept in many economic theories of humans as rational and narrowly self-interested actors who have the ability to make judgments toward their subjectively defined ends
1,301
views
views
17
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
1,281
views
views
18
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
1,236
views
views
19
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
1,233
views
views
20
child care institution
institution for the institutional education, upbringing, and care of children by professional educators
1,167
views
views
21
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
1,140
views
views
22
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
1,045
views
views
23
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
1,005
views
views
24
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
1,005
views
views
25
customer acquisition
966
views
views
26
physical distribution
physical distribution of products to customers
860
views
views
27
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
836
views
views
28
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
820
views
views
29
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
794
views
views
30
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
794
views
views
31
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
788
views
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32
low-income housing
government or non-profit housing (actual buildings or rental assistance)
786
views
views
33
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
769
views
views
34
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
766
views
views
35
product
anything that can be offered to a market
743
views
views
36
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
741
views
views
37
creditor
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
731
views
views
38
diversification
the process of allocating capital in a way that reduces the exposure to any one particular asset or risk
725
views
views
39
credit
loan
695
views
views
40
sericulture
process of silk production
648
views
views
41
margin
set of constraints conceptualised as a border
647
views
views
42
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
640
views
views
43
price
quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services; the proposed value for such a quantity as proposed by the seller
620
views
views
44
agio
term used in commerce for exchange rate, discount or premium
600
views
views
45
discount points
financial measurement of pre-paid interest
572
views
views
46
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
551
views
views
47
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
541
views
views
48
efficient-market hypothesis
economic theory that asset prices fully reflect all available information, so that it is impossible to "beat the market" consistently on a risk-adjusted basis
535
views
views
49
feed-in tariff
Policy that promotes renewable energy by purchasing renewable electricity at fixed prices funded through surcharges on electricity bills
533
views
views
50
current account
concept in international economics
507
views
views
51
economic profit
concept in economics
497
views
views
52
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
484
views
views
53
amalgamation
legal consolidation of two or more business entities into one entity
475
views
views
54
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
467
views
views
55
comparative advantage
in economics, the advantage one has over others in producing a particular good due to a lower relative marginal cost prior to trade
456
views
views
56
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
448
views
views
57
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
445
views
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58
contraband
item illegal to possess or sell because it is outlawed or was illegally obtained
442
views
views
59
Fortbildung
441
views
views
60
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
435
views
views
61
vocational training law
law
422
views
views
62
package tour
type of tourism
409
views
views
63
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
405
views
views
64
social research
research conducted by social scientists following a systematic plan
403
views
views
65
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
402
views
views
66
label
material affixed to a container or article with printed or engraved information that allows identification and recognition of features such as weight and price
396
views
views
67
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
396
views
views
68
moneyness
state of an financial option or other derivative; current price of the underlying relative to strike price
394
views
views
69
issuer
legal entity that develops, registers and sells securities
394
views
views
70
real estate appraisal
process of valuing real property
393
views
views
71
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
391
views
views
72
income distribution
manner in which a nation’s total GDP is distributed amongst its population
381
views
views
73
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
377
views
views
74
telephone network
system to carry telephone calls
361
views
views
75
Metier
323
views
views
76
share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
318
views
views
77
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
317
views
views
78
insurance tax
315
views
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79
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
301
views
views
80
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
300
views
views
81
expense
use or service to be provided to achieve a certain benefit
296
views
views
82
marginalism
concept in economics
286
views
views
83
operating cost
ongoing cost for running a product, business, or system
280
views
views
84
substitute good
economics concept of goods considered interchangeable
279
views
views
85
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
275
views
views
86
surplus
monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction
272
views
views
87
utility function
economic concept
270
views
views
88
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
268
views
views
89
moral hazard
in economics, situation creating an incentive to take more risk (or otherwise change one's behavior) when another party will bear the costs
268
views
views
90
demand
in economics, the market force that causes buyers to be both willing and able to purchase a good or service, measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently salable at any given price point
262
views
views
91
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
257
views
views
92
capital flight
economic event
254
views
views
93
transaction cost
cost incurred in making an economic exchange
254
views
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94
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
252
views
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95
target-performance comparison
248
views
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96
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
241
views
views
97
market share
relative market adoption
237
views
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98
monopolistic capitalism
228
views
views
99
bounded rationality
the idea that rationality is limited by the tractability of the decision problem, the cognitive limitations of the mind, and the time available to make the decision
222
views
views
100
profit
monetary income distributed to the owner of an enterprise
221
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