China vs Germany: GDP

China
19.50 trillion current US$
in 2025
Germany
5.05 trillion current US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
3rd

GDP over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

China currently reports 19.50 trillion current US$ against 5.05 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 14.45 trillion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 3.9 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 3rd of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP (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
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. 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.