The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Germany contracted 0.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany GDP Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance data was reported at -82.000 % in May 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of -81.200 % for Apr 2025. Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance data is updated monthly, averaging -10.000 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to May 2025, with 402 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.200 % in Jan 2018 and a record low of -98.500 % in Nov 1993. Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.S: Indicator of Economic Sentiment: ZEW. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

This ranking displays the results of the worldwide Made-In-Country Index 2017, a survey conducted to show how positively products "made in..." are perceived in various countries all over the world. During this survey, 77 percent of respondents from Germany perceived products made in Switzerland as "slightly positive" or "very positive". The survey indicates that Swiss products have the strongest reputation in Germany, followed by EU products.

Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Good data was reported at 0.600 % in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 % for Mar 2025. Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Good data is updated monthly, averaging 6.100 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 401 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.700 % in Jan 2018 and a record low of 0.000 % in Mar 2025. Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Good data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.S001: Indicator of Economic Sentiment: ZEW.

Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Bad data was reported at 81.800 % in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 87.600 % for Mar 2025. Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Bad data is updated monthly, averaging 19.500 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 401 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.500 % in Nov 1993 and a record low of 0.000 % in Jul 2011. Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Bad data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.S001: Indicator of Economic Sentiment: ZEW.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Opinion Surveys: Economic Situation: Future Tendency for Germany (CSESFT02DEM460S) from Jan 1985 to Jun 2025 about consumer sentiment, Germany, and consumer.

This statistic displays the results of the worldwide Made-In-Country Index 2017, a survey conducted to show how positively products "made in..." are perceived in various countries all over the world. For this statistic, respondents were asked about attributes they associate with products made in Germany. 49 percent of respondents stated that they associate "high quality" with products from Germany.

Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Normal data was reported at 17.600 % in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.400 % for Mar 2025. Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Normal data is updated monthly, averaging 41.100 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 401 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.600 % in Sep 1995 and a record low of 1.500 % in Nov 1993. Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Normal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.S001: Indicator of Economic Sentiment: ZEW.

Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: Italy data was reported at -86.200 % in Mar 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of -91.000 % for Feb 2021. Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: Italy data is updated monthly, averaging -57.550 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to Mar 2021, with 352 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.800 % in Sep 2000 and a record low of -98.900 % in Apr 2020. Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: Italy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.S001: Indicator of Economic Sentiment: ZEW.

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%) in Germany was reported at 12.25 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Credit to government and state owned enterprises to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Growth fluctuations, like short-term cyclical fluctuations, can be measured by various indicators. In the 19th century, the economic situation was evaluated mainly on the grounds of easily observable data on prices. Current research, in contrast to this, measures the economic cycle principally by the national product, apart from other multivarious indicators. In modern business cycle research, this method is preferred because it comprises the overall economic activity of a country, whereas diffusion-related indices only regard parts of a national economy.This study by Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich completes Walter G. Hoffmanns calculations on the origin of gross value added (cf. Hoffmann W. G., 1965: The Growth of the German Economy Since the Middle of the 19th Century. Berlin: Springer). The principal item of Hoffmanns study is the estimation by origin on the basis of sub-sectoral physical quantities of production and sub-sectoral employment figures. This estimation by origin results in the best data quality because the economic output of numerous sectors was recorded already from the middle of the 19th century on. Nevertheless, figures on the production of the tertiary sector are almost completely missing. In this respect, the calculation of the index of industrial production constitutes the main problem, and Hoffmann, among others, assumes that the relative sub-sectoral labour productivities had remained constant during the years 1850 and 1959.Moreover, Hoffmann utilises the added value structure of nine economical sectors in 1913 as a constant factor for the aggregation of sector indices for the production in the German economy. In contrast to that, Holtfrerich relies on a calculation method using a streamlined added value structure for each year in the entire period between 1850-1913 to determine the growth rates in the different sectors. Thereby, the author aims at aggregating information on the annual growth rate for the German national economy.It is remarkable that the growth rates of the German net domestic product thus calculated are higher than the rates found by Hoffmann. However, such differences have generally decreased in the years before 1913 because the weighting structures of both methods approached each other in the course of time. The named differences reached their maximum in the period of the so-called “take off” phase of the German industrialisation up to 1874; during this period, they accounted for up to 0.4 percentage points on an perennial average. Thereby the annual growth rates determined by Hoffmann have been corrected by up to 13% upwards. Topics: Tables in the ZA-Onlinedatabase HISTAT: A. Selected tables by W.G. Hoffmann: The Growth of the German Economy Since the Middle of the 19th Century. Berlin (loc. cit.): Springer.- Hoffmann: Earned income per economic sector in Germany in relation to the price current (1850-1930)- Hoffmann: Distribution of the net national product, measured by factor costs and price current (1850-1913)- Hoffmann: Added value per economic sector in the prices of 1913 (1850-1913)- Hoffmann: Production per economic sector, index 1913=100 (1850-1913) B. Tables from: Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich, The German Net Domestic Product Compared to Factor Costs, index 1913=100, and annual growth factors (1850-1913)- Added value in Germany per economic sector in relation to the price current (1850-1913)- Net domestic product in relation to factor costs, index 1913=100, and annual growth factors of the net domestic product in relation to factor costs (1850-1913)- Comparison of the average growth rate (per year) for different periods (1850-1913)

This ranking displays the results of the worldwide Made-In-Country Index 2017, a survey conducted to show how positively products "made in..." are perceived in various countries all over the world. During this survey, 61 percent of respondents from Brazil perceived products made in Germany as "slightly positive" or "very positive".

Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: USA data was reported at -23.900 % in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.700 % for Mar 2025. Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: USA data is updated monthly, averaging 29.300 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 401 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.100 % in May 2000 and a record low of -97.400 % in Jan 2009. Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: USA data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.S001: Indicator of Economic Sentiment: ZEW.

Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: Euro Area: Bad data was reported at 51.500 % in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 45.800 % for Mar 2025. Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: Euro Area: Bad data is updated monthly, averaging 31.800 % from Jan 1999 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 316 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.000 % in May 2020 and a record low of 0.000 % in Jan 2008. Germany Current Economic Situation Indicator: Euro Area: Bad data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.S001: Indicator of Economic Sentiment: ZEW.

Business Confidence in Germany increased to 88.60 points in July from 88.40 points in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

ZEW Current Conditions in Germany increased to -59.50 points in July from -72 points in June of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Germany Zew Current Conditions.

Consumer Confidence in Germany decreased to -21.50 points in August from -20.30 points in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Background of the survey: The middle of the 19th century is the time of the emerging economies and of the beginning of the world trade. The financial power of individual bankers was not able anymore to sustain the international economy. Therefore individual bankers formed banks as cooperation. In those times also the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft was founded as a partnership limited by shares. In its 100 years of existence the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft survived times of economic crisis and the Second World War. The situation after the Second World War meant new challenges for the unit branch bank. The history of the Berliner bank is uncommon, because it survived the turbulences of history and still exists with its old name and old legal form. The banking system of a country is the result of a historical development process in which politics, economy and banks participate. While the English banking system developed in the context of the goldsmiths in London that issued receipts for the storage of precious metals, on the European continent mainly individual bankers had influence in the time of absolute principalities. Through the liberal revolution in 1948/49 the close relationship between the state and individual bankers was leaven. Simultaneously with those political changes the industrial revolution started in Europe. Finance institutions for the needs of the new industry were necessary and could only now, after the liberation of state paternalism, develop. The individual company must be understood in the context of the times and its environment. Therefor the history of the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft also needs to be understood in the context of the respective times. In the year of the foundation of the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft, 1856, Germany was in an upheaval of enormous extent, shaped by the attempt of a national unity emerged from the Napoleonic Wars. Simultaneously, the European continent was influenced by the political and economic liberalism coming from England. Due to the economic liberalization of England mobile capital was available there, initially provided by the overseas trade and the large estates available. On the European continent there was no comparable banking or credit system. The individual banks reliant on their equity capital could at most rely on the largest of them. But when the most important individual banks of the continent suffered heavy losses, the development of a new type of bank was necessary. But in the beginning the Prussian state was hostile towards the idea of capital companies, so that the actual impulse came from France. Pereires together with Fould created three bank types in 1851, which had a major impact for the future of the European continent: the business bank, the mortgage bank and mutual banks. The economic boom of the 50s showed very soon that for the resulting financing tasks especially the type of commercial bank could come into question because this type alone was in a position to raise the necessary capital. Because of those circumstances and because of the foresight of the individual bankers of those times, the idea to found a joint Bank together with different individual bankers, that could still act independently, emerged. In this context the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft was founded with the explicit task to realize the ventures that emerged from the German industrialization. Time and place of the survey: The investigation period and the object of study relate to the development history of the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft between 1856 and 1956. Specification of the research question: The development of the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft and therein mutually reflecting back the history of the German economy and industrialization from 1856 to 1955 will be shown on the basis of annual reports from that time. Data tables in HISTAT: 1. Annual reports of the Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft 1856 – 1955. Hintergrund der Studie: Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ist die Zeit der aufstrebenden Volkswirtschaften und des beginnenden Welthandels. Die Finanzkraft des Privatbankiers genügte nicht mehr den Aufgaben, die eine internationale Wirtschaft stellte. Daher wurde vor allem auf Initiative der Privatbankiers eine Bank in Gesellschaftsform gegründet. In dieser Zeit entstand auch die als Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien gegründete Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft. In den 100 Jahren ihres Bestehens überstand die Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft die Zeiten des wirtschaftlichen Niedergangs und den zweiten Weltkrieg. Die Ereignisse nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg stellte die filiallose Bank-Gesellschaft vor neuen Herausforderungen. Die Geschichte der Berliner Bank ist ungewöhnlich, weil sie die Turbulenzen der Geschichte und den politischen Zusammenbruch überstanden hat und schließlich unter ihrem alten Namen und in alter Rechtsform weiter bestehen kann. Das Banksystem eines Landes ist das Ergebnis eines historischen Entwicklungsprozesses, an dem Politik und Wirtschaft zusammen mit den Banken beteiligt sind. Während das englische Bankensystem sich aus dem Geschäft der Londoner Goldschmiede entwickelte, die für das ihnen zur Aufbewahrung anvertraute Edelmetall Quittungen ausstellte, prägten auf dem europäischen Kontinent Privatbankiers in der Zeit der absoluten Fürsten und Städte den vorherrschenden Bankentyp. Durch die liberale Revolution 1848/49 wurde schließlich die enge Beziehung zwischen Staat und Privatbankier aufgelockert. Zeitgleich mit diesen politischen Wandlungsprozessen setzte in Europa die industrielle Revolution ein. Finanzierungsinstitute für den Bedarf der neuen Industrie wurden benötigt und konnten sich erst jetzt, nach der Befreiung von staatlicher Bevormundung, entwickeln. Das einzelne Unternehmen muss im Zusammenhang der jeweiligen Zeit und seiner Umwelt begriffen werden. Daher muss auch die Geschichte der Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft im Zusammenhang der jeweiligen Zeit verstanden werden. Im Jahre der Gründung der Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft, 1856, befand sich Deutschland in einem Umbruch von sekularem Ausmaß, geprägt durch den Versuch einer nationalen Einheit, hervorgegangen aus den napoleonischen Kriegen. Gleichzeitig wurde der europäische Kontinent durch den aus England überschwappenden politischen und wirtschaftlichen Liberalismus beeinflusst. Durch die Wirtschaftsliberalisierung Englands war dort bewegliches Kapital vorhanden, zunächst durch den Überseehandel und den Großgrundbesitz zur Verfügung gestellt. Auf dem Europäischen Kontinent gab es jedoch kein vergleichbares Banken- oder Kreditsystem. Die auf ihr Eigenkapital angewiesenen Privatbanken konnten allenfalls auf die größten unter ihnen zurückgreifen. Als die bedeutendsten Privatbanken des Kontinents jedoch schwere Verluste erlitten, drängte die Entwicklung zu einem neuen Bankentyp. Vorerst stand jedoch der Preußische Staat dem Gedanken von Kapitalgesellschaften ablehnend gegenüber, sodass der eigentliche Impuls aus Frankreich kam. Pereires schuf zusammen mit Fould 1851 drei Bankentypen, die für die Zukunft auf dem europäischen Kontinent die maßgeblichen werden sollten: Die Geschäftsbank, die Hypothekenbank und die Genossenschaftsbank. Der Wirtschaftsaufschwung der 50er Jahre zeigte sehr bald, dass für die dabei entstehenden Finanzierungsaufgaben vornehmlich der Typ der Geschäftsbank in Frage kommen konnte, weil sie allein in der Lage war, das erforderliche Kapital aufzubringen. Aus diesen Umständen heraus sowie aus der Voraussicht der damaligen Privatbankiers entstand die Idee auch als selbstständig bleibende Privatbankiers gemeinsam eine Bank zu gründen –die Berliner Handelsgesellschaft Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft–, deren ausdrückliche Aufgabe eben die Finanzierung jener Vorhaben sein sollten, die sich aus der Industrialisierung Deutschlands ergaben. Zeit und Ort der Untersuchung: Der Untersuchungszeitraum und der Untersuchungsgegenstand beziehen sich auf die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft zwischen1856 bis 1956. Der Autor spezifiziert seine Fragestellung wie folgt: Die Entwicklung der Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft sowie die sich darin wechselseitig wiederspiegelnde Geschichte der deutschen Wirtschaft und Industrialisierung zwischen 1856 und 1955 soll anhand der Geschäftsberichte aus dieser Zeit aufgezeigt werden. Datentabellen in HISTAT: 1. Geschäftsbericht der Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft 1856 – 1955.

In 2024, Germany's real gross domestic product fell by around 0.23 percent compared to the previous year. Keeping it real Real gross domestic product is, by definition, a measure of the value of economic output adjusted for inflation. While nominal gross domestic product (GDP), often only referred to as gross domestic product, reflects the state of a country’s economy including everything produced by the inhabitants within the country, real GDP is a more precise measurement of economic growth since it takes price change into account. Germany’s race to the topGermany’s social market economy is one of the largest worldwide and continues to thrive. One of the strongest industries in Germany is car manufacturing: Several German vehicle manufacturers, like Daimler, Volkswagen, or BMW, are among the major global market players and have brought in billions of euros in revenue in the past years, fueling the economy for years to come.

This statistic shows the perception of the general economic situation within Germany over the last twelve months from October 2017 to September 2018. The perception of the economic situation improved in comparison to the previous month (net balance of responses amounted to 13.9 percentage points of total answers) as of September 2018.