Germany vs India: Gross capital formation

Germany

1.11 trillion current US$

in 2025

India

1.37 trillion current US$

in 2025

Germany rank

5th

India rank

3rd

Gross capital formation over time

Germany
India

How they compare

India currently reports 1.37 trillion current US$ against 1.11 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 261.18 billion current US$.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross capital formation (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: 229 places, 10,929 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.