World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked
31.17 (2022)
##49 of 161 economies
1.0%
1.55×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Germany climbed from #18 to #49 (overtook Fiji). 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.
Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.
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