China vs Germany: Gross domestic product (GDP)
China
6.29 trillion current GBP
in 2014
Germany
2.35 trillion current GBP
in 2014
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
4th
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
China currently reports 6.29 trillion current GBP against 2.35 trillion current GBP in Germany, a difference of 3.94 trillion current GBP.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1871 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.26 billion current GBP | 853.69 million current GBP | 408.44 million current GBP | China |
| 1880s | 1.05 billion current GBP | 964.63 million current GBP | 89.90 million current GBP | China |
| 1890s | 964.51 million current GBP | 1.35 billion current GBP | 389.65 million current GBP | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.10 billion current GBP | 1.97 billion current GBP | 865.99 million current GBP | Germany |
| 1910s | 1.71 billion current GBP | 2.54 billion current GBP | 836.20 million current GBP | Germany |
| 1930s | 1.94 billion current GBP | 5.13 billion current GBP | 3.19 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1940s | 3.83 billion current GBP | 6.15 billion current GBP | 2.32 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1990s | 446.05 billion current GBP | 1.38 trillion current GBP | 932.01 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.50 trillion current GBP | 1.63 trillion current GBP | 127.76 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 2010s | 5.26 trillion current GBP | 2.31 trillion current GBP | 2.95 trillion current GBP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), China or Germany?
- China, at 6.29 trillion current GBP against 2.35 trillion current GBP in Germany as of 2014.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between China and Germany?
- 3.94 trillion current GBP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2014.
- How do China and Germany rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 4th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed 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
This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.