Germany
GDP was US$5.05 trillion in 2025 (current US dollars). Real GDP grew 0.2% in 2025. GDP per capita at purchasing-power parity was $62,824 (constant 2021 international dollars, 2025).
What is Germany’s position, and what links it to Canada?
Germany’s economy grew 0.2% in 2025 after contracting in 2023 and 2024; industrial production was 90.7 in August 2026 on a 2021 = 100 scale
Structure and recent performance
Germany produced US$5.1 trillion in 2025. Real GDP changed by -0.9% in 2023, -0.5% in 2024 and 0.2% in 2025; year-on-year quarterly growth was 1.2% in Q3 2026. Manufacturing is 17.6% of GDP, industry 25.2%, and trade 78.5%; the current account surplus is 4.4% of GDP. Industrial production was 90.7 in August 2026, below the euro area aggregate (97.6). Unemployment was 4.1% in September 2026 and inflation 2.8% in October 2026. GDP per person at purchasing-power parity is $62,824 and output per worker $125,086.
Strengths and vulnerabilities
The data show high productivity per worker, low unemployment by European standards and a large current account surplus. They also show an economy that shrank in 2023 and 2024 and barely grew in 2025 and that depends on energy imports (70.3% of energy use) at a time of high energy prices, with manufacturing a larger share of output than in most of the sample. This report holds no data on Germany's automotive sector or fiscal policy.
Connections to Canada
Germany took 1.2% of Canada's merchandise exports in 2025 and supplied 3.2% of its imports, making it Canada's largest European partner by imports in the list read for this report (11.6% for the European Union as a whole).
"The sample" in this profile means the twelve economies that have a profile here: the United States, China, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Australia. It is not a ranking of all countries, and each comparison uses the latest year available for each country, which can differ.
What the data say about Germany
GDP was US$5.05 trillion in 2025 (current US dollars). Real GDP grew 0.2% in 2025. GDP per capita at purchasing-power parity was $62,824 (constant 2021 international dollars, 2025). Consumer price inflation averaged 2.2% in 2025. The modelled unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2025. Exports plus imports equalled 79% of GDP in 2025. Population was 83.5 million in 2025.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | Freshness | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (current US$) US$ (current) | 5.051e+12 | 2025 | current | WDI NY.GDP.MKTP.CD |
| GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) international $ (2021 PPP) | 5.245e+12 | 2025 | current | WDI NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.KD |
| GDP growth (annual %) % change, annual | 0.24 | 2025 | current | WDI NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) international $ (2021 PPP) | 62,823.77 | 2025 | current | WDI NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD |
| GDP per capita (current US$) US$ (current) | 60,496.44 | 2025 | current | WDI NY.GDP.PCAP.CD |
| GDP per capita growth (annual %) % change, annual | 0.27 | 2025 | current | WDI NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) % change, annual average | 2.17 | 2025 | current | WDI FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) % of labour force (modelled ILO estimate) | 3.71 | 2025 | current | WDI SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS |
| Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) % of population 15+ (modelled ILO estimate) | 60.57 | 2025 | current | WDI SL.TLF.CACT.ZS |
| Trade (% of GDP) % of GDP | 78.51 | 2025 | current | WDI NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) % of GDP | 40.43 | 2025 | current | WDI NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) % of GDP | 38.08 | 2025 | current | WDI NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) % of GDP | 4.45 | 2025 | current | WDI BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) % of GDP | 21.93 | 2025 | current | WDI NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) % of GDP | 1.88 | 2025 | current | WDI BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) % of GDP | 17.61 | 2025 | current | WDI NV.IND.MANF.ZS |
| Services, value added (% of GDP) % of GDP | 64.46 | 2025 | current | WDI NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS |
| Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) % of GDP | 0.87 | 2025 | current | WDI NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS |
| Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) % of GDP | 3.15 | 2023 | current | WDI GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS |
| GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) US$ (constant 2021 PPP) per person employed | 125,086.35 | 2025 | current | WDI SL.GDP.PCAP.EM.KD |
| Population, total persons | 8.349e+7 | 2025 | current | WDI SP.POP.TOTL |
| Population growth (annual %) % change, annual | -0.03 | 2025 | current | WDI SP.POP.GROW |
| Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) % of population | 23.7 | 2025 | current | WDI SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS |
| Central government debt, total (% of GDP) % of GDP (central government) | 20.85 | 1990 | current | WDI GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) % of GDP (net lending/borrowing) | -1.68 | 2024 | current | WDI GC.NLD.TOTL.GD.ZS |
| Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) kg of oil equivalent per capita | 2,874.38 | 2024 | current | WDI EG.USE.PCAP.KG.OE |
| Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) % of electricity output | 39.83 | 2021 | aging | WDI EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS |
| Energy imports, net (% of energy use) % of energy use (net imports) | 70.26 | 2024 | current | WDI EG.IMP.CONS.ZS |
| Net migration persons (5-year net, UN estimate) | -334,072 | 2025 | current | WDI SM.POP.NETM |
| School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) % gross enrolment | 76.71 | 2024 | current | WDI SE.TER.ENRR |
Germany against Canada and the world
Annual series, 1990 onward.
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Recorded links between Germany and Canada
From the relationship graph, with each link’s evidence class.
No relationship with Canada is shown for Germany yet. Showing one requires a measured exposure (for example a trade share) or a documented mechanism.