1956–2026
Germany
West Germany competed as "Germany" from 1956; reunified Germany continued the same entry after 1990.
Every year, at a glance
1956–2027- 1956: In the final, unplaced
- 1957: Finished 4 of 10
- 1958: Finished 7 of 10
- 1959: Finished 8 of 11
- 1960: Finished 4 of 13
- 1961: Finished 13 of 16
- 1962: Finished 6 of 16
- 1963: Finished 9 of 16
- 1964: Finished 13 of 16
- 1965: Finished 15 of 18
- 1966: Finished 10 of 18
- 1967: Finished 8 of 17
- 1968: Finished 6 of 17
- 1969: Finished 9 of 16
- 1970: Finished 3
- 1971: Finished 3
- 1972: Finished 3
- 1973: Finished 8 of 17
- 1974: Finished 14 of 17
- 1975: Finished 17 of 19
- 1976: Finished 15 of 18
- 1977: Finished 8 of 18
- 1978: Finished 6 of 20
- 1979: Finished 4 of 19
- 1980: Finished 2
- 1981: Finished 2
- 1982: Won
- 1983: Finished 5 of 20
- 1984: Finished 13 of 19
- 1985: Finished 2
- 1986: Finished 8 of 20
- 1987: Finished 2
- 1988: Finished 14 of 21
- 1989: Finished 14 of 22
- 1990: Finished 9 of 22
- 1991: Finished 18 of 22
- 1992: Finished 16 of 23
- 1993: Finished 18 of 25
- 1994: Finished 3
- 1995: Finished last
- 1996: Did not qualify
- 1997: Finished 18 of 25
- 1998: Finished 7 of 25
- 1999: Finished 3
- 2000: Finished 5 of 24
- 2001: Finished 8 of 23
- 2002: Finished 21 of 24
- 2003: Finished 11 of 26
- 2004: Finished 8 of 24
- 2005: Finished last
- 2006: Finished 14 of 24
- 2007: Finished 19 of 24
- 2008: Finished 23 of 25
- 2009: Finished 20 of 25
- 2010: Won
- 2011: Finished 10 of 25
- 2012: Finished 8 of 26
- 2013: Finished 21 of 26
- 2014: Finished 18 of 26
- 2015: Finished last
- 2016: Finished last
- 2017: Finished 25 of 26
- 2018: Finished 4 of 26
- 2019: Finished 25 of 26
- 2020: Selected a song; contest cancelled
- 2021: Finished 25 of 26
- 2022: Finished last
- 2023: Finished last
- 2024: Finished 12 of 26
- 2025: Finished 15 of 26
- 2026: Finished 23 of 25
- 2027: Did not take part
- Won
- Top three
- Final
- Last
- Didn't qualify
- Absent
Friends & rivals
All shows with published votesShare of the top possible score, over every set of votes where both countries were in the same show (at least 8 of them). Comparable across scoring systems: 100% means a 12 every single time.
Biggest fans of Germany
- 🇪🇸 Spain 31%
- 🇲🇨 Monaco 29%
- 🇩🇰 Denmark 28%
- 🇵🇹 Portugal 26%
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland 24%
Germany’s favourites
- 🇹🇷 Turkey 47%
- 🇵🇱 Poland 46%
- 🇦🇺 Australia 37%
- 🇸🇪 Sweden 35%
- 🇭🇷 Croatia 34%
Least impressed
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro 0%
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 2%
- 🇲🇩 Moldova 3%
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 3%
- 🇧🇾 Belarus 3%