Germany Country Report: GDP data and GDP forecasts; economic, financial and trade information; the best banks in Germany; country and population overview

DATA ON GDP AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION
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Central bank |
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Deutsche Bundesbank (2009) |
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Reserves of foreign exchange and gold |
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$136.2 billion (31 December 2007 estimate) |
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Gross Domestic Product - GDP |
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3,652,824 millions of US dollars (2009) |
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) |
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2,925,220 millions of International dollars (2009) |
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Real GDP growth |
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| 2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| 1.2% |
0.0% |
-0.2% |
1.2% |
0.7% |
3.2% |
2.5% |
1.2% |
2009: -5.3% (estimate)
2010: 0.3% (forecast)
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GDP per capita - current prices |
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$39,442 (2009 estimate) |
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GDP per capita - PPP |
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$34,219 International Dollars (2009 estimate) |
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GDP (PPP) - share of world total |
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3.958% (2010 forecast) |
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GDP - composition by sector |
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- agriculture: 0.9%
- industry: 30.1%
- services: 69% (2008 estimate)
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP) |
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2.52% (2006) |
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Inflation |
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2.8% (2008)
0.1% (2009)
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Unemployment rate |
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7.4% (2008)
8.0% (2009 estimate)
10.7% (2010 forecast)
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Household saving rates |
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10.8% (2007) |
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Public debt (% of GDP)
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65.46% (2008) |
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Government bond ratings |
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Standard & Poor's: AAA/Stable/A-1+
Moody's rating: Aaa
Moody's outlook: STA
(Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Nov 2009)
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Market value of publicly traded shares |
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US$2.106 trillion (31 December 2007) |
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Largest companies in Germany |
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Volkswagen Group, Siemens, Deutsche Bank, RWE Group, E.ON (2009) |
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FT top 50 banks in the world by market value 2009 |
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DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS
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Current account balance |
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US$ 279.017 billion (2008) |
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Shares in world total merchandising export |
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9.51% (2007) |
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Shares in world total commercial services export |
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6.25% (2007) |
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Total exports |
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US$1.53 trillion f.o.b. (2008 estimate) |
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Export commodities |
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machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles |
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Total imports |
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US$1.202 trillion f.o.b. (2008 estimate) |
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Import commodities |
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machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals |
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Exports - major partners |
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France 9.7%, US 7.5%, UK 7.3%, Italy 6.7%, Netherlands 6.4%, Austria 5.4%, Belgium 5.3%, Spain 5% (2007) |
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Imports - major partners |
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Netherlands 12%, France 8.6%, Belgium 7.8%, China 6.2%, Italy 5.8%, UK 5.6%, US 4.5%, Austria 4.4% (2007) |
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FDI inflows |
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| 2007 |
2008 |
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| US$56.407 million |
US$24.939 million |
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FDI outflows |
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| 2007 |
2008 |
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| US$179.547 million |
US$156.457 million(2009) |
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Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser |
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| 2007 |
2008 |
2009 (Jan-Jun) |
| US$59.474 million(2009) |
US$57.294 million(2009) |
US$4.950 million(2009) |
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Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2007
(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)
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Lehigh UK Ltd, Hanson PLC, United Kingdom, $15.6 billion Allianz AG,Assurances Generales de France SA, France, $11.1 billion Merck KGaA, Serono International SA, Switzerland, $8.6 billions Hypo Real Estate Holding AG, DEPFA Bank PLC, Ireland, $7.8 billions Siemens AG, Bayer Healthcare AG United States , $5.3 billion
E ON AG, WGC-4, Russian Federation, $3.9 billion
Siemens Automation & Drives Group, UGS Corp, United States, $3.5 billion TUI Travel, First Choice Holidays PLC, United Kingdom, $3.4 billion
(2007)(2009)
(for a monthly update on M&A click here ) |
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Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2008
(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)
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E ON AG, Endesa Italia, Italy, $14.3 billion
Fresenius SE, APP Pharmaceuticals Inc, United States, $5.6 billion
Systeme Anwendungen Produkte AG, Business Objects SA, United States, $5.5 billion
Henkel AG & Co KGaA, National Starch & Chemical Co., United States, $5.5 billion
Volkswagen AG, Scania AB, Sweden, $4.4 billion
Deutsche Telekom AG, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, Greece, $4.0 billion
E ON AG, Enel Viesgo SA, Spain, $3.2 billion (2009) (2009)
(for a monthly update on M&A click here ) |
Best countries for doing business (ranking by country on a basis of 181, the first is the best)
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Overall ranking: 25(2009) (2009)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 84
Employing workers: 158(2009)
Registering property: 57(2009)
Getting credit: 15
Protecting investors: 93(2008 estimate)
Trading across border: 14(2009)
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Global competitiveness ranking (ranking by country on a basis of 133, the first is the best) |
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7 (2009/2010)(2009) |
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Economic freedom index
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70.5 (2009)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed ) |

COUNTRY AND POPULATION OVERVIEW

GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGS AND AWARDS
WORLD'S BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE BANKS
2009:
- GLOBAL WINNER Deutsche Bank (Global, 2009)
- REGIONAL WINNERS Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2009)
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2009)
- Global Winner / Best Strategy/Hedging Deutsche Bank (Global, 2009)
2008:
- GLOBAL WINNER Deutsche Bank (Global, 2008)
- REGIONAL WINNERS Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2008)
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2008)
- Global Winner / Best Strategy/Hedging Deutsche Bank (Global, 2008)
WORLD'S BEST TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT BANKS & PROVIDERS
2009:
- Best Overall Bank for Cash Management Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2009)
- Best Bank for Risk Management Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2009)
- Best Bank for Payments and Collections Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2009)
2008:
- Best Overall Bank for Cash Management Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2008)
- Best Bank for Payments and Collections Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2008)
WORLD'S BEST TRADE FINANCE PROVIDERS
2009:
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2009)
2008:
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2008)
WORLD'S BEST DEVELOPED MARKET BANKS
2009:
- Commerzbank (Europe, 2009)
2008:
- Deutsche Bank (National, 2008)
WORLD'S MID YEAR SAFEST BANKS RANKINGS
(ranking of the 50 safest banks in the world; the first is the safest) 2009:
- Deutsche Bank (28, 2009)
- KfW (1, 2009)
- Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg-Förderbank (7, 2009)
- Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (4, 2009)
- NRW Bank (8, 2009)
WORLD'S BEST GLOBAL BANKS
2009:
- Foreign Exchange Deutsche Bank (Global, 2009)
2008:
- Foreign Exchange Deutsche Bank (Global, 2008)
WORLD'S BEST DERIVATIVES PROVIDERS
2009:
- Best FX Derivatives Provider Deutsche Bank (Europe, 2009)
2008:
- Best FX Derivatives Provider Deutsche Bank (Europe, 2008)
WORLD'S BEST INTERNET BANKS
2009:
- COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks Citi (2009)
2008:
- COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks Citi (2008)
- COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks Citi (2008)
WORLD'S BEST ISLAMIC FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
2008:
- REGIONAL WINNERS Deutsche Bank (Europe, 2008)
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2008)
WORLD'S SAFEST BANKS
2008:
- OVERALL SAFEST Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (National, 2008)
- OVERALL SAFEST Landeskreditbank Baden-Wuerttemberg-Förderbank (National, 2008)
- OVERALL SAFEST NRW Bank (National, 2008)
WORLD'S BEST SUB CUSTODIANS
2009:
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2009)
2008:
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2008)
WORLD'S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS
2009:
- Best Debt Bank Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2009)
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2009)
2008:
- Best Investment Bank Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2008)
- Best Debt Bank Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2008)
- Best M&A Bank Deutsche Bank (Western Europe, 2008)
- COUNTRY WINNERS Deutsche Bank (National, 2008)

ARTICLES AND COUNTRIES REPORTS FROM GLOBAL FINANCE ARCHIVE
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