China vs Germany: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$170

buys in Germany, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Germany buys what $58.91 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 59% of Germany's, so a dollar goes 70% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaGermany
Economy
Population1.41 billion83.5 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$5.05 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$60,496
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$75,407
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%80%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.25 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$64.18 a day2022 survey · $23,426 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaGermany
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$6.30 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan0.7100Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$60,200
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$78,140

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Germany, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Germany
Year-by-year table
YearChinaGermany
2025$25,067$62,824
2024$23,841$62,655
2023$22,687$63,140
2022$21,499$63,778
2021$20,843$62,631
2020$19,215$60,300
2019$18,821$62,950
2018$17,807$62,481
2017$16,758$61,965
2016$15,773$60,505
2015$14,857$59,669
2014$13,969$59,203
2013$13,081$58,182
2012$12,218$58,110
2011$11,405$57,951
2010$10,476$54,826
2009$9,519$52,569
2008$8,744$55,514
2007$8,014$54,921
2006$7,057$53,307
2005$6,298$51,265
2004$5,684$50,786
2003$5,192$50,192
2002$4,744$50,487
2001$4,372$50,688
2000$4,066$49,956

China vs Germany: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.