World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked
85.1 (2025)
##14 of 216 economies
1.5×
0.99×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Germany climbed from #12 to #14 (overtook Andorra). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Germany ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
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), Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Government Effectiveness (percentile rank), Political Stability and Absence of Violence (percentile rank)
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