China vs Germany: Gross national expenditure

China
18.08 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2025
Germany
3.62 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
5th

Gross national expenditure over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

China currently reports 18.08 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 3.62 trillion constant 2015 US$ in Germany, a difference of 14.46 trillion constant 2015 US$.

That makes China's figure about 5.0 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 5th of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 8,391 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.