Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Germany
Germany: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing was 1,979 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1,979
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 177 countries
All-time high
1,993
in 2002
All-time low
808.82
in 1960
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power in Germany, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Germany stood at 1,979.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Germany peaked at 1,993 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 808.82, in 1960.
That places Germany 9th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 808.82 | — |
| 1961 | 832.36 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 859.69 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 893.48 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 934.59 | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 988.02 | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 1,041 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 1,092 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 1,135 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 1,180 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 1,231 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 1,290 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 1,346 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 1,397 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1,445 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1,502 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1,556 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1,603 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1,644 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1,686 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1,727 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1,763 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1,791 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1,810 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1,823 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1,834 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,845 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,860 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1,874 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,887 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,901 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,915 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,932 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,955 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1,971 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,984 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,988 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,991 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,989 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,988 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,991 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,992 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,993 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,991 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,987 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,977 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,967 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,963 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,957 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,955 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,959 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,963 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,968 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,968 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,966 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,963 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,962 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,964 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,969 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,979 | +0.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1,979 is above the median for high income countries, which is 161.78, 12.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1,979 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 133.1, 14.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 976.48 | 808.82 | 1,180 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,470 | 1,231 | 1,686 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,822 | 1,727 | 1,887 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,961 | 1,901 | 1,991 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,977 | 1,955 | 1,993 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,966 | 1,959 | 1,979 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Germany?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Germany was 1,979 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,993 in 2002.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 808.82 in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.