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Australia\nAustria\nBelgium\nCanada\nChile\nColombia\nCosta Rica\nCzech Republic\nDenmark\nEstonia\nFinland\nFrance\nGermany\nGreece\nHungary\nIceland\nIreland\nIsrael\nItaly\nJapan\nRepublic of Korea\nLatvia\nLithuania\nLuxembourg\nMexico\nNetherlands\nNew Zealand\nNorway\nPoland\nPortugal\nSlovakia\nSlovenia\nSpain\nSweden\nSwitzerland\nTurkiye\nUnited Kingdom\nUnited States\n Choose a country to compare\n----------\nAustralia\nAustria\nBelgium\nCanada\nChile\nColombia\nCosta Rica\nCzech Republic\nDenmark\nEstonia\nFinland\nFrance\nGermany\nGreece\nHungary\nIceland\nIreland\nIsrael\nItaly\nJapan\nRepublic of Korea\nLatvia\nLithuania\nLuxembourg\nMexico\nNetherlands\nNew Zealand\nNorway\nPoland\nPortugal\nSlovakia\nSlovenia\nSpain\nSweden\nSwitzerland\nTurkiye\nUnited Kingdom\nUnited States\n

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National economy> Germany GDP (current US$, billions) 4,457.370 (2023) [2/38countries] GDP per capita (current US$) 52,727 (2023) [15/38countries] GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) 65,584 (2023) [12/38countries] GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 53,970 (2023) [14/38countries] % of those who describe the current economic situation as good 51.9% (2023) [3/16countries] % of those who expect the economic situation in their country to improve over the next 12 months 48.8% (2020) [3/14countries] % of those who think that their country's economic system needs major reform 48.5% (2021) [9/15countries] Labour Productivity (GDP per hour worked, current PPP US$) 95.0 (2023) [10/38countries] Shadow economy, as % of GDP 7.8% (2015) [35/38countries] % of those who think that the economy is the most important issue for their country 10.4% (2020) [17/20countries] Total reserves (includes gold, 100 million US$) 3,227 (2023) [5/38countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing industry with the help it needs to grow 51.3% (2016) [23/25countries] % of those who are proud of their country in its economic achievements 87.9% (2013) [3/26countries] Saving and investment> Germany % of currency and deposits in household financial assets 41.4% (2023) [11/37countries] Price and interest> Germany Long-term interest rate 2.48% (As of June 2024) [32/35countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for keeping prices under control 70.9% (2016) [22/25countries] % of those who think that fighting rising prices is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech 10.8% (2020) [16/20countries] % of those who would choose keeping down inflation rather than keeping down unemployment, 59.2% (1996) [2/15countries] Income inequality> Germany Income inequality (gini coefficient) - before tax and government transfers 0.40 (2019) [22/37countries] Income inequality (gini coefficient) - after tax and government transfers 0.30 (2019) [18/37countries] % of those who think that global poverty is a major threat to their country 56.2% (2020) [5/14countries] % of those who are dissatisfied with their earnings 49.9% (2009) [24/30countries] % of those who think that it is difficult for their household to make ends meet 18.8% (2019) [13/20countries] % of those who think that it will be difficult for their household to make ends meet for the next 12 months 24.1% (2019) [9/20countries] % of those who skip a meal because there is not enough money once a month or more 5.1% (2019) [13/20countries] % of men who say that they have a higher income than their partner 77.1% (2012) [6/31countries] % of women who say that they have a higher income than their partner 20.4% (2012) [10/31countries] % of those who say that both partners have about the same income 11.1% (2012) [28/31countries] % of those who think that the income distribution of their country is unfair 80.2% (2019) [7/20countries] % of those who think that differences in income in the country are too large 91.8% (2019) [2/20countries] % of those who are optimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor 18.3% (2019) [18/21countries] % of those who contact people who are a lot poorer than them every day 16.7% (2019) [16/20countries] % of those who contact people who are a lot richer than them every day 10.5% (2019) [18/20countries] Extent of anger at differences in wealth 5.34 (2019) [8/20countries] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between poor people and rich people 40.9% (2019) [6/20countries] % of those who think that most people are better off in a free market economy despite growing economic inequality 74.1% (2019) [6/21countries] % of those who think that differences in people�fs standard of living should be small for a society to be fair 61.1% (2017) [13/21countries] % of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (5 choices) 72.4% (2020) [6/20countries] % of those who think that the government is responsible for reducing income inequality (4 choices) 80.9% (2016) [10/25countries] % of those who think that the government is tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 59.7% (2019) [10/19countries] % of those who think that private companies are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 21.2% (2019) [6/19countries] % of those who think that trade unions are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 9.0% (2019) [8/19countries] % of those who think that high income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 3.5% (2019) [7/19countries] % of those who think that low income people are tne most responsible for reducing income inequality 2.6% (2019) [9/19countries] % of those who think that income differences do not need to be reduced 4.1% (2019) [12/19countries] % of those who think that politicians do not care about reducing the differences in income 74.9% (2019) [7/20countries] % of those who think that the government is successful in reducing the differences in income 4.4% (2019) [15/20countries] % of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people 54.6% (2017) [18/21countries] Social inequality> Germany % of those who think that their country is a society with a small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom 14.7% (2019) [9/20countries] % of those who think that their country is a society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom 30.8% (2019) [10/20countries] % of those who think that their country is a society like a pyramid except that just a few people are at the bottom 31.0% (2019) [4/20countries] % of those who think that their country is a society with most people in the middle 21.2% (2019) [12/20countries] % of those who think that their country is a society with many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom 2.3% (2019) [12/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with a small elite at the top, very few people in the middle and the great mass of people at the bottom 0.4% (2019) [14/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society like a pyramid with a small elite at the top, more people in the middle, and most at the bottom 3.2% (2019) [15/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society like a pyramid except that just a few people are at the bottom 15.4% (2019) [7/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with most people in the middle 58.6% (2019) [4/20countries] % of those who think that their country ought to be a society with many people near the top, and only a few near the bottom 22.3% (2019) [15/20countries] Social position> Germany % of those who think that they belong to the upper class (10 choices) 14.8% (2019) [7/20countries] % of those who think that they belong to the middle class (10 choices) 77.9% (2019) [12/20countries] % of those who think that they belong to the "Middle class" (6 choices) 45.0% (2019) [11/19countries] % of those who think that they belong to the "Lower middle class" (6 choices) 22.4% (2019) [5/19countries] % of those who think that they belong to the lower class (10 choices) 7.2% (2019) [13/20countries] % of those who think that they grew up in the upper class (10 choices) 12.0% (2019) [7/20countries] % of those who think that they grew up in the middle class (10 choices) 68.6% (2019) [14/20countries] % of those who think that they grew up in the lower class (10 choices) 19.4% (2019) [7/20countries] % of those who think that they will be in the upper class ahead 10 years (10 choices) 28.1% (2019) [5/20countries] % of those who think that they will be in the middle class ahead 10 years (10 choices) 60.4% (2019) [17/20countries] % of those who think that they will be in the lower class ahead 10 years (10 choices) 11.4% (2019) [9/20countries] % of those who think that the social status of their job is higher than their fathers' job 39.9% (2009) [21/30countries] % of those who think that the social status of their job is lower than their fathers' job 23.1% (2009) [9/30countries] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between people at the top of society and people at the bottom 64.5% (2009) [8/30countries] % of those who think that coming from a wealthy family is very important for getting ahead in life 29.0% (2019) [5/20countries] % of those who think that having well-educated parents is very important for getting ahead in life 56.7% (2019) [1/20countries] % of those who think that having a good education is very important for getting ahead in life 91.4% (2019) [1/20countries] % of those who think that having ambition is very important for getting ahead in life 79.1% (2009) [9/30countries] % of those who think that hard work is very important for getting ahead in life 60.1% (2019) [16/20countries] % of those who think that knowing the right people is very important for getting ahead in life 60.2% (2019) [4/20countries] % of those who think that having political connections is very important for getting ahead in life 15.2% (2019) [9/20countries] % of those who think that giving bribes is very important for getting ahead in life 2.9% (2019) [8/20countries] % of those who think that race is very important for getting ahead in life 21.8% (2019) [2/20countries] % of those who think that religion is very important for getting ahead in life 6.5% (2019) [11/20countries] % of those who think that man or woman is very important for getting ahead in life 17.5% (2019) [4/20countries] Manufacturing> Germany Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 19.0% (2023) [9/34countries] Competitive industrial performance index 0.404 (2021) [1/38countries] % of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in manufacturing 38.8% (2020) [34/36countries] % of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in manufacturing 61.2% (2020) [2/36countries] Services> Germany Tourism, employment, % of total employment 4.7% (2019) [24/32countries] % of employment of small and medium sized companies (1-249 employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60.9% (2020) [26/35countries] % of employment of large companies (250 and more employees) in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39.1% (2020) [10/35countries] Financial sector> Germany % of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money 64.4% (2017) [5/21countries] % of those who turn to private companies first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money 11.4% (2017) [17/21countries] % of those who turn to public services first to help them if they needed to borrow a large sum of money 7.0% (2017) [9/21countries] Companies> Germany Extent to which people trust major private companies 4.30 (2017) [18/21countries] % of those who have confidence in business and industry 76.8% (2018) [9/24countries] Degree of trust in business and industry (0-10 scale) 4.84 (2020) [16/20countries] % of those who think that private enterprise is the best way to solve their country's economic problems 47.3% (2020) [5/20countries] % of those who think that major private companies comply with laws and regulations 48.9% (2016) [12/25countries] % of those who think that major private companies try to avoid paying their taxes 71.9% (2016) [2/25countries] % of those who agree that large international companies are doing more and more damage to local businesses in the country 49.0% (2013) [17/26countries] % of those who have joined in boycotts 51.8% (2014) [6/26countries] Starting business> Germany New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) 1.40 (2022) [31/33countries] Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita) 6.5% (2019) [8/38countries] Industrial policy> Germany % of those who think that business, banks and industry have the most influence on the actions of the government 48.3% (2016) [3/25countries] % of those who are in favour of less government regulation of business 45.0% (2016) [16/25countries] % of those who are in favour of government support for industry to develop new products and technology 78.3% (2016) [16/25countries] % of those who are in favour of government support for declining industries to protect jobs 54.4% (2016) [18/25countries]