Germany vs Greece
Germany vs Greece: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $44,150 in Germany and $21,920 in Greece, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by $22,230, or 2.01 times that in Greece.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Germany ranked 20 and Greece ranked 42 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Germany | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $44,150 | $21,920 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $44,030 | $21,490 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $44,370 | $21,050 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $44,820 | $20,550 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $44,010 | $19,230 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $42,370 | $17,490 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $44,240 | $19,220 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $43,910 | $18,770 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $43,540 | $18,350 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $42,520 | $18,050 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $41,930 | $17,980 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $41,600 | $17,900 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $40,880 | $17,640 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $40,830 | $17,920 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $40,720 | $19,450 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $38,530 | $21,550 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $36,940 | $22,880 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $39,010 | $23,920 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $38,590 | $23,970 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $37,460 | $23,220 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $36,020 | $21,880 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $35,690 | $21,690 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $35,270 | $20,630 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $35,480 | $19,550 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $35,620 | $18,740 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $35,100 | $18,000 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $34,170 | $17,360 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $33,480 | $16,970 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $32,800 | $16,500 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $32,250 | $16,010 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $32,010 | $15,860 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $31,630 | $15,600 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $30,930 | $15,370 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $31,440 | $15,720 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $31,060 | $15,730 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $29,760 | $15,440 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $28,520 | $15,600 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $27,670 | $15,110 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $26,780 | $14,540 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $26,450 | $14,930 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $25,870 | $14,900 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $25,230 | $14,590 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $24,450 | $14,380 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $24,010 | $14,620 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $24,080 | $14,880 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $23,990 | $15,250 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $23,710 | $15,290 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $22,770 | $14,990 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $22,090 | $14,160 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $21,320 | $13,940 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $20,230 | $13,250 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $20,330 | $12,570 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $20,160 | $13,490 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $19,300 | $12,540 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $18,590 | $11,450 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $18,060 | $10,670 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $17,240 | $9,814 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $16,180 | $8,829 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $15,380 | $8,290 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $15,500 | $7,909 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $15,200 | $7,482 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $14,570 | $6,786 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $13,770 | $6,225 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $13,530 | $5,587 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $13,050 | $5,599 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $12,610 | $4,986 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025