Germany
GDP growth in Germany
GDP growth in Germany: 1.3% a year in 1980 and 0.2% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 0.2% a year
- Since 1980
- −1 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 135 of 143
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 0.6% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 0.6% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 5.7% a year in 1990, the lowest -5.5% a year in 2009.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Germany |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | -1 |
| 2022 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | -4 |
| 2019 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | 1.8 |
| 2014 | 2.2 |
| 2013 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | -5.5 |
| 2008 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | 2.9 |
| 2006 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | -0.5 |
| 2002 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 1.6 |
| 2000 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 1.9 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1.5 |
| 1994 | 2.6 |
| 1993 | -1 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | 5.7 |
| 1989 | 3.9 |
| 1988 | 3.7 |
| 1987 | 1.5 |
| 1986 | 2.4 |
| 1985 | 2.2 |
| 1984 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | 1.6 |
| 1982 | -0.8 |
| 1981 | 0.1 |
| 1980 | 1.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Germany |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.3 |
| 2027 | 1.1 |
| 2028 | 1.1 |
| 2029 | 0.9 |
| 2030 | 0.7 |
| 2031 | 0.6 |
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$107B in 2025
- Military spending per person$1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel183,000 people in 2020
- National power1.5% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exports1.7 billion TIV in 2025
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