Germany vs India: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Germany
5.07 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
India
12.87 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Germany rank
6th
India rank
3rd
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Germany
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 12.87 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices against 5.07 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in Germany, a difference of 7.80 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 613.99 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 462.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 151.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Germany |
| 1960s | 1.09 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 692.76 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 400.87 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.63 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.00 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 629.05 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.99 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.07 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 921.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.91 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.80 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.11 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.78 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.74 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 39.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Germany |
| 2010s | 4.59 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.17 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.58 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | India |
| 2020s | 5.02 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.74 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.72 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Germany or India?
- India, at 12.87 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices against 5.07 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Germany and India?
- 7.80 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and India rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.