World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked
33.7 (2022)
##40 of 171 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1963 - 2025. Germany climbed from #19 to #40 (overtook Portugal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Germany ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.
Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.
Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.
GDP per Capita (Real), Learning-Adjusted Years of School, Human Capital Index (HCI+), Order and Security
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