Relationships of Germany

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187 classified relationships · 7 with insufficient information. Lack of information does not mean neutrality.

Indicators for Germany

Data with their period and source. Blank cells are not zero.

Indicator	Value and source
Nominal GDPCurrent USD	5.05 trillion USD2025 · WB
GDP per capitaCurrent USD per person	60,496.44 USD2025 · WB
GDP growthAnnual real change (%)	0.24 %2025 · WB
Policy interest rateCentral bank instrument (%)	2.5 %2026-09-16 · European Central Bank
Inflation · annual averageAverage annual change in headline CPI (%)	2.17 %2025 · WB
Inflation · latest year-on-year figureHeadline CPI relative to the same period of the previous year (%); monthly or fortnightly frequency stated	3.3 %2026-09 · DestatisNational headline year-on-year CPI, not monthly inflation or an annual average. Provisional figure or official advance release; subject to revision.
Unemployment% of the labour force; definition used by the stated institution	3.71 %Estimate2025 · WB
Budget balanceGeneral government (% of GDP)	-2.7 %Estimate2025 · IMF
Gross public debtGeneral government (% of GDP)	62.9 %Estimate2025 · IMF
Current account balance% of GDP	4.51 %2025 · WB
PopulationPeople	83,491,2492025 · WB
AreaTotal area in km²; territorial coverage of the source	357,680 km²2023 · WB
Military expenditureCurrent USD per year; SIPRI series
Military expenditure (% of GDP)Percentage of GDP; SIPRI definition, not NATO’s definition

Bilateral relationships

Country	Relationship	View
Afghanistan	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Albania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Andorra	Insufficient information	View on the map
Angola	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Antigua & Barbuda	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Saudi Arabia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Algeria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Argentina	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Armenia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Australia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Austria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Azerbaijan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bahamas	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bangladesh	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Barbados	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bahrain	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belgium	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belize	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Benin	Cooperation	View on the map
Belarus	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Bolivia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Botswana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Brazil	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Brunei	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bulgaria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Burkina Faso	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Burundi	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bhutan	Cooperation	View on the map
Cape Verde	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cambodia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cameroon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Canada	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Qatar	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Chad	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Czechia	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Chile	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
China	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Cyprus	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vatican City	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Colombia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Comoros	Insufficient information	View on the map
Congo - Brazzaville	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
North Korea	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
South Korea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Costa Rica	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Côte d’Ivoire	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Croatia	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cuba	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Denmark	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Dominica	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Ecuador	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Egypt	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
El Salvador	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United Arab Emirates	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Eritrea	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Slovakia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Slovenia	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Spain	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United States	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Estonia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Eswatini	Cooperation	View on the map
Ethiopia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Philippines	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Finland	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Fiji	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
France	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Gabon	Cooperation	View on the map
Gambia	Cooperation	View on the map
Georgia	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Ghana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Grenada	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Greece	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guatemala	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guinea	Cooperation	View on the map
Equatorial Guinea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guinea-Bissau	Cooperation	View on the map
Guyana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Haiti	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Honduras	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Hungary	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
India	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Indonesia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iraq	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iran	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Ireland	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iceland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Marshall Islands	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Solomon Islands	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Israel	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Italy	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Jamaica	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Japan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Jordan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kazakhstan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kenya	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kyrgyzstan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kiribati	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kuwait	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Laos	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Lesotho	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Latvia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Lebanon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Liberia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Libya	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Liechtenstein	Cooperation	View on the map
Lithuania	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Luxembourg	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
North Macedonia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Madagascar	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malaysia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malawi	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Maldives	Cooperation	View on the map
Mali	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malta	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Morocco	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mauritius	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mauritania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mexico	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Micronesia	Cooperation	View on the map
Moldova	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Monaco	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mongolia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Montenegro	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mozambique	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Myanmar (Burma)	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Namibia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nauru	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nepal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nicaragua	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Niger	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Nigeria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Norway	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
New Zealand	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Oman	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Netherlands	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Pakistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Palau	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Palestine	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Panama	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Papua New Guinea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Paraguay	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Peru	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Poland	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Portugal	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United Kingdom	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Central African Republic	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Congo - Kinshasa	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Dominican Republic	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Rwanda	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Romania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Russia	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Samoa	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
St. Kitts & Nevis	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
San Marino	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
St. Vincent & Grenadines	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
St. Lucia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
São Tomé & Príncipe	Cooperation	View on the map
Senegal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Serbia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Seychelles	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sierra Leone	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Singapore	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Syria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Somalia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sri Lanka	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
South Africa	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sudan	Insufficient information	View on the map
South Sudan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sweden	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Switzerland	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Suriname	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Thailand	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tanzania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tajikistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Timor-Leste	Insufficient information	View on the map
Togo	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tonga	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Trinidad & Tobago	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tunisia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Turkmenistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Türkiye	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Tuvalu	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Ukraine	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uganda	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uruguay	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uzbekistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vanuatu	Cooperation	View on the map
Venezuela	Insufficient information	View on the map
Vietnam	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Yemen	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Djibouti	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Zambia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Zimbabwe	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail