What is the current inflation rate in Germany?

Germany's consumer price inflation is 2.8% year-on-year as of Jul 2026.

How big is Germany's economy?

Germany's nominal GDP was $5.05T in 2025.

Germany's unemployment rate is 4.0% as of Jul 2026.

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify it.

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP, current prices, USD	$5.05T	$4.69T	$5.05T	$84.6B	Dec 2025	Annual
Real GDP growth, YoY	0.3%	0.4%	11.6%	-10.7%	Mar 2026	Quarterly
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	2.8%	2.3%	8.8%	-1.0%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.0%	11.2%	2.9%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Policy / benchmark interest rate	2.3%	2.3%	4.8%	0.0%	Aug 2026	Monthly
Government debt % GDP	62.9%	62.2%	81.0%	39.0%	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP From Agriculture	106.4%	106.9%	132.3%	89.9%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP From Construction	79.9%	79.9%	157.0%	79.9%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP, current prices, USD	$5.05T	$4.69T	$5.05T	$84.6B	Dec 2025	Annual
Full-Year GDP Growth	0.2%	-0.5%	5.7%	-5.6%	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP From Manufacturing	104.4%	103.4%	110.6%	68.0%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP per capita, PPP	Int$75,407	Int$73,957	Int$75,407	Int$19,468	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP per capita, current USD	$60,496	$56,104	$60,496	$1,162	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP, PPP, international $	Int$6.30T	Int$6.18T	Int$6.30T	Int$1.55T	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP From Public Administration	117.5%	116.8%	117.5%	70.8%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
Real GDP growth, YoY	0.3%	0.4%	11.6%	-10.7%	Mar 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Total population	83.5M	83.5M	83.5M	72.8M	Dec 2025	Annual
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.0%	11.2%	2.9%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	2.8%	2.3%	8.8%	-1.0%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Producer Prices MoM	0.8%	-0.2%	4.0%	-2.0%	Jul 2026	Monthly
PPI / producer prices YoY	2.0%	0.4%	29.5%	-6.2%	Apr 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Policy / benchmark interest rate	2.3%	2.3%	4.8%	0.0%	Aug 2026	Monthly
Private credit / GDP	77.3%	81.1%	111.2%	76.0%	Dec 2023	Annual
Official / period-average FX vs USD	0.86 per USD	0.88 per USD	1.48 per USD	0.63 per USD	Aug 2026	Monthly
Foreign-exchange reserves (ex-gold)	$539.8B	$534.9B	$663.7B	$81.2B	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
House Price Index	153	153	167	80.00	Mar 2026	Quarterly
House Price Index YoY	1.4%	2.6%	12.7%	-10.2%	Mar 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Consumer Confidence	-12.70	-13.80	2.30	-28.00	Aug 2026	Monthly
Retail Sales MoM	-3.4%	0.0%	11.5%	-9.7%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Retail Sales YoY	-2.5%	0.7%	14.0%	-7.6%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Current account % GDP	4.5%	5.9%	8.9%	-1.8%	Dec 2025	Annual
Current Account Goods	$61.4B	$43.1B	$83.2B	$994.8M	Mar 2026	Quarterly
Current Account Services	$-14.0B	$-17.3B	$8.5B	$-30.3B	Mar 2026	Quarterly
FDI inflows	$95.2B	$62.6B	$248.0B	$-20.4B	Dec 2025	Annual
Gold Reserves	$436.9B	$433.8B	$561.3B	$28.9B	Jul 2026	Monthly
Personal remittances, received	$23.9B	$22.2B	$23.9B	$209.9M	Dec 2025	Annual
Tourism Revenues	$9.3B	$10.8B	$13.1B	$227.0M	Mar 2026	Quarterly
Exports	$1.75T	$1.75T	—	—	2025	Annual
Imports	$1.52T	—	—	—	2025	Annual

#	Name	Value 2025	Share	YoY
1	Netherlands	$329B	10.1%	+8.8%
2	United States	$267B	8.2%	-1.1%
3	Poland	$219B	6.7%	+13%
4	France	$218B	6.7%	+9.9%
5	China	$199B	6.1%	+2.9%
6	Refined industrial goods	$165B	4.9%	+6.2%
7	Processed materials	$139B	4.1%	-3.1%
8	Specialty equipment	$113B	3.4%	+12%
9	Consumer products	$87.6B	2.7%	+0.7%
10	Intermediate goods	$61.7B	1.9%	-5.4%

FAQ

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Budget balance % GDP	-2.7%	-2.7%	1.9%	-9.4%	Dec 2025	Annual
Government debt % GDP	62.9%	62.2%	81.0%	39.0%	Dec 2025	Annual
Military expenditure	1.9%	1.5%	4.9%	1.1%	Dec 2024	Annual
Military expenditure, current USD	$88.5B	$67.3B	$88.5B	$2.7B	Dec 2024	Annual
Government Spending to GDP	50.5%	49.4%	55.2%	43.5%	Dec 2025	Annual
Tax revenue % GDP	10.9%	10.7%	12.1%	9.7%	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Business Confidence	-11.00	-12.90	24.10	-42.00	Aug 2026	Monthly
Composite Leading Indicator	101	101	104	90.77	Jun 2026	Monthly
Industrial production YoY	-0.3%	-0.6%	37.5%	-30.8%	Jun 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Age-dependency ratio	60.2%	59.0%	60.2%	43.8%	Dec 2025	Annual
Total fertility rate	1.36 births per woman	1.39 births per woman	2.54 births per woman	1.24 births per woman	Dec 2024	Annual
Life expectancy at birth	80.79 years	81.04 years	81.29 years	69.06 years	Dec 2024	Annual
Working-age population	52.1M	52.5M	56.0M	48.9M	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Hospital beds per 1,000	7.55 per 1,000 people	7.64 per 1,000 people	11.50 per 1,000 people	7.55 per 1,000 people	Dec 2023	Annual
Health expenditure % GDP	12.3%	11.7%	12.7%	9.8%	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
CO2 emissions	580 Mt CO₂	590 Mt CO₂	1,189 Mt CO₂	580 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024	Annual
Energy use per capita	2,825 kg oil eq. per capita	2,928 kg oil eq. per capita	4,422 kg oil eq. per capita	2,825 kg oil eq. per capita	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
ICT goods exports, % of goods exports	4.5%	4.8%	8.3%	4.1%	Dec 2024	Annual
ICT service exports, % of service exports	11.5%	11.4%	11.5%	0.3%	Dec 2025	Annual
Research & development expenditure % GDP	3.2%	3.1%	3.2%	2.1%	Dec 2023	Annual
High-technology exports, % of manufactured exports	18.0%	17.8%	18.1%	15.1%	Dec 2024	Annual