China vs Germany: Services, value added

China
11.25 trillion current US$
in 2025
Germany
3.26 trillion current US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
3rd

Services, value added over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

China currently reports 11.25 trillion current US$ against 3.26 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 7.99 trillion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 3.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 10,748 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.