Germany vs United States: Changes in inventories

Germany

81.77 billion current US$

in 2025

United States

53.55 billion current US$

in 2024

Germany rank

2nd

United States rank

5th

Changes in inventories over time

Germany
United States

How they compare

Germany currently reports 81.77 billion current US$ against 53.55 billion current US$ in United States, a difference of 28.23 billion current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th 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.