Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Germany
Germany: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.71 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Germany, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Germany stood at 0.71 National currency per US dollar.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Germany peaked at 1.36 National currency per US dollar in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.6884 National currency per US dollar, in 2022.
Germany ranks 44th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Germany, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.33 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.35 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.36 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.36 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.3 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.32 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.32 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.33 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.17 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 National currency per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.09 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.03 National currency per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9922 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9822 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9917 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9801 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9628 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9531 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9499 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9472 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9753 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9887 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9869 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9844 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9741 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9728 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9687 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9541 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9429 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9298 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9133 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.896 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8752 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8727 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8478 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8371 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8204 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8107 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8053 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7887 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7872 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7748 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7689 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7781 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7526 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7448 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7354 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7177 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7068 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7067 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6884 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7011 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7009 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.71 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 National currency per US dollar | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | 1.36 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | 1.12 National currency per US dollar | 1.33 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 National currency per US dollar | 0.9531 National currency per US dollar | 1.09 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9702 National currency per US dollar | 0.9472 National currency per US dollar | 0.9887 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8746 National currency per US dollar | 0.8107 National currency per US dollar | 0.9429 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7654 National currency per US dollar | 0.7177 National currency per US dollar | 0.8053 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7023 National currency per US dollar | 0.6884 National currency per US dollar | 0.71 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 41 Ireland 0.7509 National currency per US dollar compare
- 42 Austria 0.7254 National currency per US dollar compare
- 43 Belgium 0.7199 National currency per US dollar compare
- 45 France 0.6776 National currency per US dollar compare
- 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6771 National currency per US dollar compare
- 47 Italy 0.6103 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,105 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9764 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 59,071 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8641 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 52,276 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Germany?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Germany was 0.71 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 National currency per US dollar in 1965.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6884 National currency per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Germany ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org