Germany vs Japan: Gross national expenditure

Germany
4.93 trillion current US$
in 2025
Japan
4.23 trillion current US$
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th

Gross national expenditure over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 4.93 trillion current US$ against 4.23 trillion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 704.46 billion current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th 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.