Germany
Germany remains one of the most balanced large economies in Europe, but the balance is less comfortable than its legacy reputation implies. Food resilience is solid, technology remains a real structural edge, demographics are still manageable by advanced-economy standards, and security is high because Germany sits inside the most credible alliance architecture in Europe. The weak point is energy: import dependence and industrial power intensity make energy the factor that most clearly limits German strategic autonomy.
Quantitative Snapshot
Region: EU-27 | Composite: 3.64 / 5.0 | Data: 2026 | Scored floor: Energy (2/5)
| Factor | Display | Continuous | Confidence | Key Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | 4/5 | 68.5 | VERIFIED | Cereal import dependency (0.006) |
| Energy | 2/5 | 27.1 | PARTIAL | Fuel import dependency (0.705) |
| Technology | 4/5 | 77.9 | VERIFIED | Economic complexity index (1.355) |
| Demographics | 4/5 | 63.6 | VERIFIED | Working-age ratio (0.633) |
| Security | 5/5 | 81.4 | PARTIAL | Alliance membership (1) |
Reading Path
- Executive Summary
- Energy
- Security
- Food
- Technology
- Demographics
- Framework Assessment
- Investment Implications
Source Baseline
- Food: FAO Food Balance Sheets, FAO Food Balance Sheets (derived), FAOSTAT Fertilizers by Nutrient, WRI Aqueduct
- Energy: World Bank WDI
- Technology: Harvard Growth Lab, Our World in Data / World Bank, World Bank WDI
- Demographics: Our World in Data / UN World Population Prospects
- Security: Fragile States Index, Curated dataset, World Bank WDI