World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 216 economies tracked
100 (2024)
##39 of 216 economies
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2024. Germany climbed from #25 to #39 (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.
GDP per Capita (Real), Poverty No Electricity (% of population), Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived), Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population)
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