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Germany: economy

Germany's economy figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Germany, the page says so.

Economic growth: Germany is the lowest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

real GDP, change on the year: 0.2% for Germany, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole.

Germany against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

GDP per head

index, EU = 100

Germany: 117 in 2025, against 100 for the EU as a whole — the 6th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
4Denmark129
5Austria118
6Germany117
7Belgium114
8Sweden111
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)100
  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 133 in 1995. Lowest: 117 in 2025.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 119*.
  • Above the EU figure in 31* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

GDP per head, adjusted for prices

purchasing power standard

Germany: 48,622 in 2025, against 41,699 for the EU as a whole — the 6th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head, adjusted for prices: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
4Denmark53,941
5Austria49,029
6Germany48,622
7Belgium47,676
8Sweden46,344
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)41,699
  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 48,622 in 2025. Lowest: 19,879 in 1995.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 45,120*.
  • Above the EU figure in 31* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

Economic growth

real GDP, change on the year

Germany: 0.2% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the lowest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Economic growth: Germany and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 25Hungary0.5%
joint 25Italy0.5%
27Germany0.2%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%
  • Published from 1992 to 2025. Highest: 4.1% in 2010. Lowest: -5.6% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 1.0%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 10* of 30* years with a figure for both (1996–2025).

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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