World Bank WITS · updated 2026-10-03 · 167 economies tracked
1.49B (2023)
##2 of 167 economies
8.1%
5.94×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1988 - 2023. Germany climbed from #1 to #2. 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.
Total value of imports, Total value of exports, Exports - Trade Value (US$ Thousand), GDP
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