Europe
Overview
Demography
Capital: Berlin
Currency: Euro
Population: 84.49 million
Population density: 238/km2
Conventions
Numbering system
Arabic numerals and comma as decimal separator
Date format: dd-mm-yyyy
Time: 24h time system
Country code: 0049
Economy
GDP: 5.05 trillion USD (2025)
GDP per capita: 60,496.4 USD (2025)
Exports: 1.55 trillion USD (2024)
Imports: 1.33 trillion USD (2024)
T-index
3.5%
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales.
Statistics
Internet users: 93.5% penetration, 78.5 million
Unemployment rate: 3.7% (2025)
Urbanisation: 82% (2025)
Global Innovation Index: 11th out of 139 countries worldwide
Language data sources: Worldatlas/Britannica//EF/Wikipedia; Demography data sources: IMF/Worldometers; Conventions data source: Wikipedia; Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal; Statistics data sources: Datareportal/WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/Culturalatlas/Commisceoglobal
If you need other information, below you can find a selection of economic/social/cultural data
Economy
GDP
5.05 trillion USD (2025)
Trade – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 4th out of 130 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Product Imports
$1.33 trillion (2024)
Service Imports
$601.6 billion (2024)
Market Growth Imports
3.6% of annual growth (2025)
Financial inclusion factors (over 15 years of age)
• 98.3% have an account with a financial institution
• 56.5% have a credit card
• 99.4% make digital payment
Active E-commerce
263,964 active stores
GDP Growth (annual %)
0.2%
GDP per Capita
$60,496.4 (2024)
Product Exports
$1.55 trillion USD (2024)
Service Exports
$518.05 billion (2024)
Market Growth Exports
0.4% of annual growth (2025)
Main online stores
Amazon, AliExpress, Otto, Zalando, Kleinanzeigen, MediaMarkt, Idealo, About You, Lidl, Galaxus, Douglas, Thomann, Saturn
Global Startup Ecosystem Index
Denmark ranked 7th out of 100 countries, 13.5% of annual ecosystem growth
The Global Startup Ecosystem Index ranks countries and by the strength of their startup ecosystems. It evaluates factors such as startup activity, ecosystem quality, and the business environment for entrepreneurship.
Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal
Trade balance of goods from 2013 to 2025
Source: Statista
Perception of products made in selected countries in 2017
Source: Statista
Which attributes do you associate with products made in Germany
Source: Statista
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Source: WorldBank
T-index
Reach most of the online purchasing power
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales. It estimates the market share of each country in relation to global e-commerce.
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Media language German
The press
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Welt, Bild, Die Zeit, Handelsblatt
News Agency
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, dpa, Reuters Germany, Associated Press Germany, Agence France-Presse Germany, Xinhua Germany
Magazines
Der Spiegel, Stern, Focus, Bunte, Brigitte, Gala
Television
Das Erste, ZDF, ZDFneo, ZDFinfo, 3sat, Arte Deutschland
Radio
Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Deutschlandfunk Nova, Bayern 1, Bayern 2, Bayern 3
Media data source: GlobalMediaList
Internet Data
Internet users
93.5% penetration, 78.5 million
Share of web traffic by device
43.86% mobile phones, 53.93% computers (laptops and desktops), 2.17% tablet devices and 0.05% other devices
Median speed of mobile Internet connection
70.54 Mbps (Download)
14.46 Mbps (Upload)
Median speed of fixed Internet connection
98.33 Mbps (Download)
36.13 Mbps (Upload)
Mobile connection as a percentage of total population: 131%
Most popular web search engines
Google (86.00%), Bing (6.23%), Yandex (2.86%), DuckDuckGo (1.69%), Yahoo! (1.59%), Ecosia (1.22%), T-Online (0.17%), Others (0.24%)
Share of AI web traffic referrals
ChatGPT (84.22%), Perplexity (6.77%), Microsoft Copilot (6.59%), Google Gemini (1.48%), Claude (0.75%), DeepSeek (0.20%)
Most used social media
WhatsApp (85.1%), Facebook (58.9%), Instagram (56.2%), YouTube (48.2%), TikTok (34.0%), Messenger (33.4%), Pinterest (29.2%), Telegram (21.0%), Snapchat (18.6%), LinkedIn (17.0%), X (16.9%), iMessage (14.6%), XING (11.8%), Signal (11.5%), Reddit (10.7%)
Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G): 99%
Internet data sources: Datareportal/Statcounter
Social statistics
Life expectancy
81 yrs (2024)
Current health expenditure
12.27% of GDP
Current education expenditure
90.2% of total expenditure in public institutions
CO2 emissions
7.03 metric tons per capita
Corruption perceptions Index
Denmark scored 77 out of 100, ranked 10th out 182 countries worldwide.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is based on expert assessments and business surveys, with higher scores indicating lower perceived corruption.
Religion
None (39.3%), Roman Catholic (26.7%), Protestant (24.0%), Muslim (5.0%), Orthodox (2.0%), Other (1.2%), Other Christian (1.8%)
Ethnicity
German (85.4%), Other/stateless/Unspecified (8.3%), Turkish (1.8%), Ukrainian (1.1%), Syrian (0.9%), Romanian (0.8%), Poland (0.7%)
World Happiness Index
Denmark ranked 3rd out of 147 countries, with a score of 7.539
The World Happiness Index ranks countries by people’s self-reported life satisfaction. It also considers factors like income, health, social support, freedom, and trust.
Social statistics sources: WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/World Population Review
Research & Development
R&D Expenditure
3.15% of GDP
World Competitiveness Ranking
Germany ranked 23rd out of 70 countries, with a score of 73.6
The World Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries create an environment that supports business performance and long-term prosperity.
It evaluates factors such as economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Germany ranked 18th out of 69 countries, with a score of 84.25
The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries adopt and develop digital technologies to drive economic transformation.
It assesses factors such as knowledge, technology, and future readiness.
Technology – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 2nd out of 97 countries
Research – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 14th out of 138 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Global Innovation Index
Ranked 7th out of 39 European countries, and 11th out of 139 countries worldwide.
The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation
ecosystem performance of 139 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.
Research & Development sources: WorldBank/OEC/Wipo/IMD
Country Curiosities
The German language is very special and unique, as some grammatical features can only be found in this modern language. One is the case system; German uses four grammatical cases: nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive. These affect the form of articles, adjectives, and sometimes the nouns themselves. In addition, German nouns have three grammatical genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das). The gender often doesn’t match the actual characteristics of the object, leading to surprises like das Mädchen (the girl, neuter).
Additionally…
- Germany is the largest economy in Europe and the third-largest in the world, with a GDP of approximately $4.2 trillion (2023 estimate).
- Germany is home to over 25,000 castles, ranging from medieval fortresses like Neuschwanstein Castle to Baroque palaces.
- Germany is a pioneer in renewable energy, with more than 59% of its energy coming from renewable sources like wind, solar, and hydroelectric power in 2024.
- Germans are passionate about bread, boasting over 3,200 types of bread.
- German is also known for its extremely long compound words. For example, Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft (79 letters) is a famous example, though it’s rarely used in everyday language.
- German has a special character, the Eszett (ß), used as a sharp “s” in certain words like Straße (street).
- Germany files over 62,000 patents annually, ranking 4th globally for patent activity (2022).
- OECD deems Germany “Global leader” in Artificial Intelligence. There are more than 40 national and regional state programs to assist AI firms, particularly SMEs, according to the German Foreign Office.
- The German alphabet consists of 26 Latin alphabet letters, plus its characteristic umlauts (ä, ö, and ü).
- Nearly one-third of the country remains forested.
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