Trending Economic Concepts in Germany — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed economic concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: defense spending. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Total Views (September 2026)
1
defense spending
the amount of financial resources dedicated by a nation to raising and maintaining an armed forces
8,657
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2
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
4,644
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3
insolvency
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
4,291
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4
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
1,926
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5
economic sector
conceptual grouping of economic activities
1,908
views
views
6
arbitrage
capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
1,861
views
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7
conjuncture
1,664
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8
trading venue
highly organized trading market
1,628
views
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9
opportunity cost
when presented with multiple opportunities, the cost of making a certain choice in comparison to its alternatives
1,497
views
views
10
derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
1,496
views
views
11
cash flow
movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product
1,496
views
views
12
public sector pay
economical concept
1,431
views
views
13
craft
field of work that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work
1,423
views
views
14
capital income tax
tax on income from capital investments
1,373
views
views
15
service
economic product that directly satisfies wants without producing a lasting asset
1,336
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
1,218
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17
industry
group of firms that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services
1,202
views
views
18
autarky
characteristic of self-sufficiency, usually applied to political states or to their economic systems
1,155
views
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19
monopoly
market structure with a single firm dominating the market
1,142
views
views
20
child care institution
institution for the institutional education, upbringing, and care of children by professional educators
1,095
views
views
21
Pareto efficiency
economic concept of a state in which no reallocation of resources can make everyone at least as well off
1,053
views
views
22
vendor lock-in
dependency of customers on a vendor for products
977
views
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23
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
905
views
views
24
hardware store
store that sells household hardware for home improvement
905
views
views
25
customer acquisition
897
views
views
26
physical distribution
physical distribution of products to customers
812
views
views
27
capital expenditure
costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of, and improvements to, the fixed assets of an organisation
783
views
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28
self-sufficiency
state of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others
753
views
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29
low-income housing
government or non-profit housing (actual buildings or rental assistance)
748
views
views
30
circular economy
regenerative system in which resource input and waste, emissions, and energy leakage, are minimised
742
views
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31
investment
commitment of resources to achieve later benefits
740
views
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32
distribution of wealth
spread of wealth in a society
728
views
views
33
war reparations
compensation payments made after a war by the vanquished to the victors
717
views
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34
capital
assets used for the production of goods and services
697
views
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35
product
anything that can be offered to a market
696
views
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36
entrepreneurship
creation or extraction of economic value
693
views
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37
diversification
the process of allocating capital in a way that reduces the exposure to any one particular asset or risk
675
views
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38
creditor
person or organization that has a right to a benefit
673
views
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39
credit
loan
646
views
views
40
margin
set of constraints conceptualised as a border
625
views
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41
sericulture
process of silk production
617
views
views
42
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
593
views
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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
582
views
views
44
agio
term used in commerce for exchange rate, discount or premium
569
views
views
45
discount points
financial measurement of pre-paid interest
529
views
views
46
fungibility
property of a good whose individual units are essentially interchangeable
518
views
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47
feed-in tariff
Policy that promotes renewable energy by purchasing renewable electricity at fixed prices funded through surcharges on electricity bills
505
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
500
views
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49
monetary cost
value of money that has been used up to produce something
495
views
views
50
economic profit
concept in economics
467
views
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51
current account
concept in international economics
465
views
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52
value chain
functions of a company affecting its costs and quality and give it a competitive advantage
448
views
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53
amalgamation
legal consolidation of two or more business entities into one entity
437
views
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54
degrowth
economic thinking questioning the benefits and sustainability of economic growth
421
views
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55
Demurrage
cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period
417
views
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56
Fortbildung
415
views
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57
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
415
views
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58
human capital
knowledge, skills, training and similar concepts, in economics
412
views
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59
contraband
item illegal to possess or sell because it is outlawed or was illegally obtained
409
views
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60
vocational training law
law
402
views
views
61
economic competition
rivalry between firms; ability of companies to take each others' market share in a given market
397
views
views
62
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
376
views
views
63
means of production
reference to physical, non-human inputs used in production to produce wealth
376
views
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64
adult education
form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling
376
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65
package tour
type of tourism
374
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views
66
social research
research conducted by social scientists following a systematic plan
373
views
views
67
energy returned on energy invested
ratio of acquired energy to the amount of energy spent to obtain this energy
366
views
views
68
moneyness
state of an financial option or other derivative; current price of the underlying relative to strike price
365
views
views
69
real estate appraisal
process of valuing real property
360
views
views
70
issuer
legal entity that develops, registers and sells securities
356
views
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71
income distribution
manner in which a nation’s total GDP is distributed amongst its population
355
views
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72
wage labor
relationship where a worker sells labour to an employer
342
views
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73
telephone network
system to carry telephone calls
330
views
views
74
utility
concept in economics & game theory: a relative measure of happiness or satisfaction
308
views
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75
Metier
299
views
views
76
share capital
portion of a company's equity that has been obtained by trading stock to a shareholder for cash
294
views
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77
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
283
views
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78
insurance tax
283
views
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79
expense
use or service to be provided to achieve a certain benefit
282
views
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80
standard of living
level of ownership and consumption of goods and services
280
views
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81
conspicuous consumption
concept in sociology and economy
268
views
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82
substitute good
economics concept of goods considered interchangeable
267
views
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83
marginalism
concept in economics
264
views
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84
commodity
fungible item produced to satisfy wants or needs
256
views
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85
operating cost
ongoing cost for running a product, business, or system
252
views
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86
utility function
economic concept
251
views
views
87
surplus
monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction
250
views
views
88
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
248
views
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89
commercial broadcasting
practice of airing radio and television advertisements for profit
248
views
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90
scarcity
fundamental problem of economics where there are limited resources to fulfill society's unlimited wants
241
views
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91
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
240
views
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92
ecosystem service
benefits created by nature, forests and environmental systems
240
views
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93
transaction cost
cost incurred in making an economic exchange
240
views
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94
capital flight
economic event
240
views
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95
target-performance comparison
231
views
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96
economic value
measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent
231
views
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97
market share
relative market adoption
215
views
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98
profit
monetary income distributed to the owner of an enterprise
208
views
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99
monopolistic capitalism
207
views
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100
earnings replacement benefit
203
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