Germany vs India: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP

Germany

5.25 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

India

14.70 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Germany rank

6th

India rank

3rd

Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP over time

Germany
India

How they compare

India currently reports 14.70 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices against 5.25 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in Germany, a difference of 9.45 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes India's figure about 2.8 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.