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China vs Germany: Gross domestic product (GDP)

China
19.40 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2025
Germany
3.69 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
5th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

China currently reports 19.40 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 3.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ in Germany, a difference of 15.72 trillion constant 2015 US$.

That makes China's figure about 5.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 5th of 209 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 11,498 data points, 1960–2025
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted by inflation but _does not_ account for differences in living costs between countries.