Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Germany
2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
17th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 113,890 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 276,740 current US$ per square kilometre 195,497 current US$ per square kilometre 81,243 current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1980s 589,915 current US$ per square kilometre 519,774 current US$ per square kilometre 70,141 current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1990s 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 964,248 current US$ per square kilometre 254,904 current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2000s 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 326,732 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 157,039 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 81,010 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
113,890 current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Germany ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.