Germany vs USSR: Total gdp vs gdp per capita maddison

Germany
3.91 trillion
in 2022
USSR
5.70 trillion
in 2022
Germany rank
6th
USSR rank
4th

Total gdp vs gdp per capita maddison over time

  • Germany
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 5.70 trillion against 3.91 trillion in Germany, a difference of 1.79 trillion.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1870 it was USSR ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and USSR in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany USSR Difference Ahead
1870s 114.99 billion 141.51 billion 26.53 billion USSR
1890s 184.24 billion 152.72 billion 31.52 billion Germany
1900s 258.78 billion 237.30 billion 21.48 billion Germany
1910s 378.31 billion 352.06 billion 26.25 billion Germany
1920s 345.62 billion 251.23 billion 94.39 billion Germany
1930s 449.41 billion 517.99 billion 68.58 billion USSR
1940s 349.25 billion 640.42 billion 291.17 billion USSR
1950s 618.48 billion 1.01 trillion 396.33 billion USSR
1960s 1.07 trillion 1.66 trillion 587.90 billion USSR
1970s 1.53 trillion 2.47 trillion 937.16 billion USSR
1980s 1.87 trillion 2.98 trillion 1.11 trillion USSR
1990s 2.32 trillion 2.34 trillion 24.84 billion USSR
2000s 2.97 trillion 3.48 trillion 507.15 billion USSR
2010s 3.62 trillion 5.28 trillion 1.66 trillion USSR
2020s 3.83 trillion 5.72 trillion 1.89 trillion USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total gdp vs gdp per capita maddison, Germany or USSR?
USSR, at 5.70 trillion against 3.91 trillion in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in total gdp vs gdp per capita maddison between Germany and USSR?
1.79 trillion, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and USSR?
102 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do Germany and USSR rank globally for total gdp vs gdp per capita maddison?
Germany ranks 6th and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total gdp vs gdp per capita maddison. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total gdp vs gdp per capita maddison
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 15,675 data points, 1000–2022
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