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Berlin · pop. 83M · German · euro

Trajectories

economic complexity

#6

Holding a top-tier export basket since 1995.

2024 · 1.36

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
19951.55
19961.57+0.02 pts
19971.51−0.05 pts
19981.50−0.01 pts
19991.500 pts
20001.58+0.08 pts
20011.57−0.02 pts
2002high1.63+0.06 pts
20031.61−0.01 pts
20041.57−0.04 pts
20051.48−0.08 pts
20061.480 pts
20071.52+0.04 pts
20081.48−0.05 pts
20091.49+0.01 pts
20101.52+0.04 pts
20111.57+0.05 pts
20121.51−0.07 pts
20131.54+0.03 pts
20141.54+0.01 pts
20151.58+0.04 pts
20161.59+0.01 pts
20171.54−0.06 pts
20181.54+0.01 pts
20191.540 pts
20201.51−0.04 pts
20211.52+0.01 pts
20221.520 pts
20231.50−0.02 pts
2024latest1.36−0.14 pts

economic momentum

$56.1K

Roughly doubled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $56.1K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$22.4K
1991$23.4K+4.7%
1992$26.6K+13.3%
1993$25.6K−3.6%
1994$27.2K+6.2%
1995$31.7K+16.7%
1996$30.6K−3.6%
1997$27.0K−11.6%
1998$27.4K+1.3%
1999$27.0K−1.6%
2000$23.9K−11.3%
2001$23.9K−0.2%
2002$25.5K+6.7%
2003$30.7K+20.5%
2004$34.6K+12.6%
2005$35.1K+1.5%
2006$37.0K+5.4%
2007$42.4K+14.5%
2008$46.4K+9.5%
2009$42.5K−8.4%
2010$42.4K−0.2%
2011$47.6K+12.3%
2012$44.7K−6.1%
2013$47.2K+5.6%
2014$49.0K+3.7%
2015$41.9K−14.4%
2016$42.9K+2.4%
2017$45.6K+6.1%
2018$48.9K+7.4%
2019$47.7K−2.6%
2020$47.4K−0.5%
2021$52.3K+10.5%
2022$50.5K−3.5%
2023$54.8K+8.5%
2024latest$56.1K+2.4%

prices

2.3%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.3%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19902.7%
19914.0%+1.35 pts
19925.1%+1.01 pts
19934.5%−0.58 pts
19942.7%−1.78 pts
19951.7%−0.99 pts
19961.4%−0.26 pts
19971.9%+0.49 pts
19980.9%−1.03 pts
19990.6%−0.33 pts
20001.4%+0.85 pts
20012.0%+0.54 pts
20021.4%−0.56 pts
20031.0%−0.39 pts
20041.7%+0.63 pts
20051.5%−0.12 pts
20061.6%+0.03 pts
20072.3%+0.72 pts
20082.6%+0.33 pts
20090.3%−2.32 pts
20101.1%+0.79 pts
20112.1%+0.97 pts
20122.0%−0.07 pts
20131.5%−0.50 pts
20140.9%−0.60 pts
20150.5%−0.39 pts
20160.5%−0.02 pts
20171.5%+1.02 pts
20181.7%+0.22 pts
20191.4%−0.29 pts
2020low0.1%−1.30 pts
20213.1%+2.92 pts
2022high6.9%+3.81 pts
20235.9%−0.93 pts
2024latest2.3%−3.69 pts

demographic curve

1.4 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead.

2024 · 1.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
19602.4
19612.5+3.4%
19622.4−0.4%
19632.5+2.9%
1964high2.5+1.2%
19652.5−1.6%
19662.5+1.2%
19672.5−2.0%
19682.4−4.0%
19692.2−7.1%
19702.0−8.1%
19711.9−5.4%
19721.7−10.9%
19731.5−9.9%
19741.5−1.9%
19751.4−4.0%
19761.40.0%
19771.4−3.4%
19781.4−1.4%
19791.40.0%
19801.4+4.3%
19811.4−0.7%
19821.4−1.4%
19831.3−5.7%
19841.3−3.0%
19851.4+6.2%
19861.4+4.4%
19871.40.0%
19881.5+2.1%
19891.4−2.7%
19901.4+2.1%
19911.3−8.3%
19921.3−3.0%
19931.3−0.8%
1994low1.2−3.1%
19951.3+0.8%
19961.3+4.0%
19971.4+3.8%
19981.4+0.7%
19991.40.0%
20001.4+1.5%
20011.4−2.2%
20021.3−0.7%
20031.30.0%
20041.4+1.5%
20051.3−1.5%
20061.3−0.7%
20071.4+3.0%
20081.4+0.7%
20091.4−1.4%
20101.4+2.2%
20111.40.0%
20121.4+1.4%
20131.4+0.7%
20141.5+3.5%
20151.5+2.0%
20161.6+6.7%
20171.6−1.9%
20181.60.0%
20191.5−1.9%
20201.5−0.6%
20211.6+3.3%
20221.5−7.9%
20231.4−4.5%
2024latest1.4−2.2%

Metrics

  1. population
    83M
    19 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $4.6T
    3 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $54,777
    16 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $67B
    7 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.5%
    78 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    357K km²
    65 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    232 /km²
    25 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    80.5 yr
    33 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    92%
    34 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    6.9 t
    29 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    82%
    33 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.4
    135 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    20%
    20 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.5%
    115 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    3.2%
    8 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    5,926
    12 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    114K
    4 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    18%
    31 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    33.7
    59 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    7%
    36 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.78
    16 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    75
    15 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    15.2
    13 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.959
    5 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    2.7M
    3 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    348
    110 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

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