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China vs Germany: Gross national expenditure

China
18.20 trillion current US$
in 2024
Germany
4.93 trillion current US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
3rd

Gross national expenditure over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

China currently reports 18.20 trillion current US$ against 4.93 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 13.27 trillion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 3.7 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 3rd of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross national expenditure (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
228 places, 10,837 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.