Germany vs United Kingdom: Gross national expenditure

Germany

4.93 trillion current US$

in 2025

United Kingdom

4.06 trillion current US$

in 2025

Germany rank

3rd

United Kingdom rank

5th

Gross national expenditure over time

Germany
United Kingdom

How they compare

Germany currently reports 4.93 trillion current US$ against 4.06 trillion current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 875.19 billion current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Globally, Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 5th 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: 06 August 2026

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.