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Germany - Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales 93.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked

Latest value

93.5 (2024)

Global rank

##40 of 213 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1990

719.23×

Ranking Race — Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#21#41#61#81#10119901995200020052010201520202025#10#402018 overtook Finland2021 overtook Japan
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Germany climbed from #10 to #40 (overtook Finland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Reunification curated

East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.

1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2018
Overtook Finland in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Japan in global rank auto
2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales, 1990-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020240.1331.2562.3893.5

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