Germany vs United States: Gross national expenditure

Germany

4.93 trillion current US$

in 2025

United States

30.20 trillion current US$

in 2024

Germany rank

3rd

United States rank

1st

Gross national expenditure over time

Germany
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 30.20 trillion current US$ against 4.93 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 25.26 trillion current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 6.1 times Germany's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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.