Germany vs Japan: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA)

Germany

4.57 trillion current US$

in 2025

Japan

4.16 trillion current US$

in 2024

Germany rank

2nd

Japan rank

3rd

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) over time

Germany
Japan

How they compare

Germany currently reports 4.57 trillion current US$ against 4.16 trillion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 415.52 billion current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Globally, Germany ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. 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.