Economic Outlook Note - Germany
High inflation is reducing real incomes and savings, damping private consumption. Export growth will recover through 2023 due to easing supply chain bottlenecks and a record-high order backlog.
Germany is the fourth largest economy in the world after the United States, China and Japan and the largest economy in Europe. It is the third largest export nation globally: With 70% the service sector contributes the largest part to the country's GDP.
German economy in recession after high prices take toll, revised figures reveal. Germany has entered a recession, revised official figures have revealed, after high prices took a bigger toll on the country's economy than originally estimated.
Persistent inflation has helped push Germany into recession in the first three months of the year, an upgrade to growth data shows. Europe's largest economy was also badly affected when Russian gas supplies dried up after the invasion of Ukraine, analysts said.
BERLIN, May 25 (Reuters) - The German economy was in recession in early 2023 after household spending in Europe's economic engine finally succumbed to the pressure of high inflation.
Racism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia, including violent hate crimes, remained a concern. According to government data, in the first half of 2020, 9,305 “far-right politically motivated crimes” were reported, 390 of which involved violence, compared to 8,605 during the same period in 2019.
Germany is one of the world's wealthiest nations. But a growing number of people live in poverty. The gulf between rich and poor is growing ever wider.
The German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany adopted in 1949, officially granted equal rights to women and men, but it has been a long fight for women to obtain actual recognition, and the struggle for gender equality is pursued to this day.
During the years 1846-1849 several economic crises overlapped: an agrarian crisis of the years 1846-47; against the background the e arly industrialization since the second half of the 1830s a structural crisis of the urban trades; a cyclical business crisis that became noticeable in the German states in late 1847; and ...
Human rights in Germany enjoy a high level of protection, both in theory and in practice, and are enshrined in the Grundgesetz. The country has ratified most international human rights treaties.
In 2021, Germany was ranked the 20th richest country in the world, measured by GDP per capita. This means that if you add up the value of all the goods and commodities produced in a country and divide the figure by the number of inhabitants, you get $50,700 (€52,200) per person per year in Germany on average.
Some of the benefits of living in Germany include a strong economy, good healthcare system, and diverse culture. However, some drawbacks of living in Germany include high cost of living, complex bureaucracy, and chilly weather.
What geographic disadvantage did Germany face after D-Day? Germany no longer had much territory and lost its proximity to Britain though France.
Here is the full ranking of the richest countries in 2023, according to their per capita GDP. Luxembourg, one of the smallest countries in the EU has a population of 634,000 and is the richest country in this ranking with a per capita GDP of nearly $130,000.
Measured by the share of aggregate net wealth held by the top 1 percent wealthiest households, wealth inequality is high in most advanced economies. In Germany, it is among the highest in Europe, with the top 1 percent wealthiest households owning 24 percent of total national net wealth (Figure 2, right panel).
Poverty, unemployment, unequal opportunity, racism, and malnutrition are examples of social problems. So are substandard housing, employment discrimination, and child abuse and neglect. Crime and substance abuse are also examples of social problems.
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Data released Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office shows Germany's gross domestic product, or GDP, declined by 0.3% in the period from January to March. This follows a drop of 0.5% in Europe's biggest economy during the last quarter of 2022.
The fundamental reason for the quick economic recovery of West Germany can be found in the ordoliberal growth model. Germany had a skilled workforce and a high technological level in 1946, but its capital stock had largely been destroyed during and after the war.
The important role of industry. In Germany the share of industry in gross value added is 26.6 per cent, making it the highest among the G7 countries. The strongest sectors are vehicle construction, electrical industry, engineering and chemical industry.
Germany's inability to avoid a birthrate below replacement rate and in the long run a declining population can be viewed as a consequence of material and immaterial factors. Material factors include issues that many countries are facing: rising job requirements, low economic growth, and high costs to raise a child.