World Bank WITS · updated 2026-10-03 · 166 economies tracked
229 (2023)
##4 of 166 economies
1.2%
1.22×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1988 - 2023. Germany climbed from #1 to #4 (overtook France). 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.
Number of Import Partners, Transport and Logistics Performance, Logistics Efficiency and Trade Facilitation Index, Infrastructure Quality and Investment
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