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Germany · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Germany

Europe & Central Asia Capital Berlin High income Nation age 1,183 years (since 843) i DEU · DE
NationsTree Index 2025 i76.614th of 196 Tree height 2025 i53 msee ranking Military strength i90percentile
Population i83.5 m19th of 217 Area i357,680 km²64th of 216 GDP i$5.05 trn3rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$6.30 trn intl.6th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$75,407 intl.23rd of 199 Life expectancy i80.8 years48th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i78
Strength · trunk i96
Quality of life · crown i81
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i75
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i26
CSV

In short

Germany is 14th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 76.6 out of 100; its tree is 53 m tall.

It has 83.5 million people and an economy of $6.30 trn at purchasing power parity, 6th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) (3rd of 164) and Human Development Index (5th of 193).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (192nd of 210), CO₂ emissions per person (169th of 203) and Renewable freshwater per person (118th of 183).

Over five years it fell from 11th to 14th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

64
Surface area ikm² 357,680 64th/216
Land area ikm² 349,430 64th/216
Population ipeople 83.5 m 19th/217
Population growth i% -0.03% 170th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 239.0 58th/216
Urban population i% 82.1% 52nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 13.9% 199th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 23.7% 8th/217

Economy

72
GDP iUSD $5.05 trn 3rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $6.30 trn 6th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $5.25 trn 6th/199
GDP per person iUSD $60,496 23rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $75,407 23rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $60,200 20th/201
GDP growth i% 0.2% 192nd/210
Inflation i% 2.2% 64th/180
Unemployment i% 3.7% 63rd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 20.9%1990
General government gross debt i% of GDP 62.7% 120th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.9% 102nd/192

Main industries

57
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.9% 173rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 25.2% 84th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 17.6% 31st/192
Services i% of GDP 64.5% 58th/200

Trade

62
Exports of goods & services iUSD $2.04 trn 3rd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.92 trn 3rd/182
Exports i% of GDP 40.4% 80th/183
Imports i% of GDP 38.1% 108th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 78.5% 100th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.9% 101st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 83.3% 14th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 6.6% 132nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.9% 88th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 18.0% 38th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 4.5% 42nd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.9% 106th/196

Natural resources

53
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 161st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.01% 101st/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.02% 76th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01% 48th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.03% 136th/209
Arable land i% of land area 33.4% 22nd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,286 118th/183

Tourism

83
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 12.4 m 20th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $58.37 bn 2nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.5% 98th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 99.5 m 1st/107

Society & health

79
Life expectancy iyears 80.8 48th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.7 26th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.53 15th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 7.6 6th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 89% 110th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 94.8% 29th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 100.2% 62nd/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 38.0% 9th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 12.3% 9th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 76.7% 37th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.959 5th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.7 50th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.7% 40th/108

Infrastructure & digital

90
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.9% 14th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 96.8% 18th/144
Internet users i% of population 93.5% 38th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 129 61st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 45.6 12th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.30 3rd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 33,401 6th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 80.2 m 14th/161

Environment & energy

54
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 6.94 169th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 17.6% 115th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 8.8 38th/200
Forest area i% of land area 32.8% 107th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,874 39th/149

Institutions & safety

85
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 82.8 21st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 81.9 13th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 85.1 13th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 69.3 97th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 76.4 21st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 86.0 9th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.9 38th/145

Military

72
Military expenditure iUSD $113.59 bn 4th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.3% 50th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.5% 91st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 183,000 35th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.42% 123rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.6 bn 6th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.7 bn 7th/65

Science & innovation

96
R&D spending i% of GDP 3.15% 10th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 40,085 6th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 108,782 4th/197

Compare Germany with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: East Francia (Treaty of Verdun), origin of the German kingdom (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Germany — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/germany. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Germany — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/germany. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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