Country comparison

India

Asia ยท INR

VS

Germany

Europe ยท EUR

Side-by-side levels, gaps, and history โ€” no winner badges.

Key takeaways

  • Germany has the larger nominal GDP in this set (4.60 vs 4.10 USD tn) โ€” India is about 89% of that level.
  • On latest GDP growth, India prints 6.7% vs 0.3% for Germany.
  • GDP per capita is higher in Germany than India (55,000 vs 2,800 USD).
  • India has the larger population versus Germany in this snapshot.
  • Consumer inflation runs higher in India (4.8%) than Germany (2.2%).
  • Government debt / GDP is 82% in India vs 64% in Germany.
  • Figures are illustrative MVP snapshots with source metadata โ€” not a scoreboard. Open any metric for a focused historical chart.

At a glance

Metric๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyGap
GDP$4.10 tn$4.60 tn$-0.50 tn
GDP Growth6.7%0.3%6.4%
GDP / Capita$2,800$55,000$-52,200
Population1450.0M84.5M1365.5M
Inflation4.8%2.2%2.6%
Unemployment6.5%3.4%3.1%
Interest Rate6.5%2.6%3.9%
Gov. Debt82.0% of GDP64.0% of GDP18.0% of GDP
FX Reserves$690 bn$300 bn$390 bn
Gold Reserves854 t3,352 t-2,498 t

Economy

Gross Domestic Product

Nominal GDP in current US dollars โ€” the broadest measure of economic output.

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India

$4.10 tn

#4-3.2%vs prior

Germany

$4.60 tn

#3-2.1%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$-0.50 tn

-10.9% vs B

GDP Growth

Annual real GDP growth rate.

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India

6.7%

#1-1.5%vs prior

Germany

0.3%

#10+0.3%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

6.4%

+2133.3% vs B

GDP Per Capita

Nominal GDP divided by mid-year population.

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India

$2,800

#10-4.8%vs prior

Germany

$55,000

#3+0.7%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$-52,200

-94.9% vs B

Population

Population

Total mid-year population.

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India

1450.0M

#1+0.2%vs prior

Germany

84.5M

#6+0.3%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

1365.5M

+1616.0% vs B

Employment

Unemployment Rate

Share of the labour force that is unemployed.

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India

6.5%

#3-8.3%vs prior

Germany

3.4%

#9-7.1%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

3.1%

+91.2% vs B

Government

Government Debt

General government gross debt as a share of GDP.

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India

82.0% of GDP

#8+4.8%vs prior

Germany

64.0% of GDP

#9-4.2%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

18.0% of GDP

+28.1% vs B

Currency

Policy Interest Rate

Central bank main policy / target rate.

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India

6.5%

#2-1.4%vs prior

Germany

2.6%

#8-0.8%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

3.9%

+145.3% vs B

Inflation (CPI)

Year-over-year consumer price inflation.

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India

4.8%

#1-8.8%vs prior

Germany

2.2%

#8-14.6%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

2.6%

+118.2% vs B

Reserves

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Total foreign exchange reserves excluding gold, USD.

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India

$690 bn

#3+6.0%vs prior

Germany

$300 bn

#5-0.2%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$390 bn

+130.0% vs B

Gold Reserves

Official gold holdings of the monetary authority.

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India

854 t

#5+0.1%vs prior

Germany

3,352 t

#2-1.4%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

-2,498 t

-74.5% vs B

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