Germany

Country in Europe

In brief

GDP: $5.1T (2025). World rank 3 of 210; in Europe, 1 of 47. GDP growth per year: +0.2% (2025). World rank 191 of 209 (1 = best); in Europe, 44 of 46. Gross national income per person: $60,200 (2025). World rank 20 of 201 (1 = best); in Europe, 12 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $3.4T → $5.1T, GDP per person $41,930 → $60,496, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $48,567 → $75,407. Better than all its neighbours (Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland): youth unemployment. Worse than all its neighbours (Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland): GDP growth per year, living on under $3 a day, and Gini index (0 = full equality).

Size and growth

GDP: $5.1T 2025
GDP per person: $60,496 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $75,407 2025
GDP growth per year: +0.2% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): High income
Gross national income per person: $60,200 2025
Inflation: +2.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 81 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 0.9% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 25.2% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 64.5% 2025
Unemployment: 3.7% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 6.9% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 55.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 40.4% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 38.1% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +4.5% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.9% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.5% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 10.9% 2024
Currency: Euro (EUR)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 33.7 2022
Living on under $3 a day: 0.7% 2022