Germany — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Germany, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Germany was 0.24% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.42% in 1969. The lowest was -5.54% in 2009 (about -23.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.41% per year.
Germany ranks 193 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Germany sits below it. It peaked in 1969 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 86%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 54 of 57 economies; Finland (0.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1816% in 1968. That is 72% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 63rd of 107 in 1961 → 68th of 119 in 1970 → 95th of 152 in 1980 → 51st of 176 in 1990 → 144th of 199 in 2000 → 103rd of 209 in 2010 → 108th of 209 in 2020 → 174th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.24% | +0.7 pp |
| 2024 | -0.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | -0.87% | -2.7 pp |
| 2022 | 1.81% | -2.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.91% | +8.0 pp |
| 2020 | -4.13% | -5.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 1.14% | -1.7 pp |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 2.22% | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 1.66% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 2.18% | +1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.46% | -3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.13% | +9.7 pp |
| 2009 | -5.54% | -6.4 pp |
| 2008 | 0.89% | -2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.89% | -1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.87% | +3.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 1.16% | +1.7 pp |
| 2003 | -0.53% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | -0.23% | -1.9 pp |
| 2001 | 1.64% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.88% | +0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 2.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 1.85% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 1.04% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -1.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +3.6 pp |
| 1993 | -0.97% | -3.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.01% | -3.1 pp |
| 1991 | 5.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 5.26% | +1.4 pp |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 3.71% | +2.3 pp |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -0.9 pp |
| 1986 | 2.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.33% | -0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 2.82% | +1.3 pp |
| 1983 | 1.57% | +2.0 pp |
| 1982 | -0.39% | -0.9 pp |
| 1981 | 0.53% | -0.9 pp |
| 1980 | 1.41% | -2.7 pp |
| 1979 | 4.15% | +1.1 pp |
| 1978 | 3.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 3.35% | -1.6 pp |
| 1976 | 4.95% | +5.8 pp |
| 1975 | -0.87% | -1.8 pp |
| 1974 | 0.89% | -3.9 pp |
| 1973 | 4.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 1972 | 4.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 3.13% | -2.0 pp |
| 1970 | 5.1% | -2.3 pp |
| 1969 | 7.42% | +1.7 pp |
| 1968 | 5.67% | +6.0 pp |
| 1967 | -0.33% | -3.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.81% | -2.4 pp |
| 1965 | 5.24% | -1.4 pp |
| 1964 | 6.64% | +3.9 pp |
| 1963 | 2.74% | -1.9 pp |
| 1962 | 4.62% | +0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 4.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Germany’s GDP growth in 1962?
4.62% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Germany’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -94.4% in total — about 4.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.24%; 2024: -0.5%; 2023: -0.87%; 2022: 1.81%; 2021: 3.91%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.