China vs Germany: Changes in inventories

China

155.38 billion current US$

in 2024

Germany

81.77 billion current US$

in 2025

China rank

1st

Germany rank

2nd

Changes in inventories over time

China
Germany

How they compare

China currently reports 155.38 billion current US$ against 81.77 billion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 73.61 billion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Changes in inventories (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 7,882 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.