Germany: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
High Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developed |
Economic Trivia | The fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2019): China, United States, and France |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Iron; Steel; Coal; Cement; Chemicals; Machinery; Vehicles; Machine Tools; Electronics; Food and Beverages; Shipbuilding; Textiles |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $4,514,794,305,293 (2018) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 1.527% (2018) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $54,457 (2018) |
GDP Country Rank 5/196 (2018)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 1.446% (2019) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $466,463,000 (2011) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 48.8% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 4.345% (2016) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 20.404% (2018) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $273,136,989,476 (2019) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 43,561,352 (2019) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 1.21% (2019) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 27.043% (2019) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 71.747% (2019) |
Unemployment Rate | 3.043% (2019) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $1,628,580,259,369 (2018) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $1,871,807,732,127 (2018) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 72.066% (2018) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $51,011,238,865 (2019) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $343,471,706,391 (2018) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Germany’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.