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Germany - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 3.15

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

3.15 (2023)

Global rank

##10 of 156 economies

Share of global total

3.0%

Growth since 1996

1.47×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#7#102011 overtook Austria2016 overtook Finland
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Germany climbed from #7 to #10 (overtook Austria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

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.

2011
Overtook Austria in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Finland in global rank auto
2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620232.142.482.813.15

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