Germany In-depth PESTLE Insights
Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on Germany provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in Germany through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Germany through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Germany through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Germany through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
- Understand the legal landscape in Germany through analysis of the judicial system as well as performance of the legal indicators
- Understand the environmental landscape in Germany through analysis of the environmental regulations and the performance of the environmental indicators
Scope- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Germany, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Germany 's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Reasons to Buy- What is the outlook in Germany in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Germany perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Germany perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Germany perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
- 1. OVERVIEW
- 1.1. Catalyst
- 1.2. Summary
- 1.2.1. Key findings
- 1.2.2. PESTLE highlights
- 1.3. IMPACT of COVID-19 on German Economy
- 1.2.3.1 Snapshot
- 1.2.3.2 Government Measures
- 1.2.3.3 Lockdown Measures
- 1.2.3.4 Travel Restrictions
- 1.2.3.5 Stimulus Measures
- 1.2.3.6 Impact on Economy
- 1.4. Key fundamentals
- 2. KEY FACTS AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
- 2.1. Key facts
- 2.2. Geographic location
- 3. PESTLE ANALYSIS
- 3.1. Summary
- 3.2. Political analysis
- 3.2.1. Overview
- 3.2.2. Current strengths
- 3.2.3. Current challenges
- 3.2.4. Future prospects
- 3.2.5. Future risks
- 3.3. Economic analysis
- 3.3.1. Overview
- 3.3.2. Current strengths
- 3.3.3. Current challenges
- 3.3.4. Future prospects
- 3.3.5. Future risks
- 3.4. Social analysis
- 3.4.1. Overview
- 3.4.2. Current strengths
- 3.4.3. Current challenges
- 3.4.4. Future prospects
- 3.4.5. Future risks
- 3.5. Technological analysis
- 3.5.1. Overview
- 3.5.2. Current strengths
- 3.5.3. Current challenges
- 3.5.4. Future prospects
- 3.5.5. Future risks
- 3.6. Legal analysis
- 3.6.1. Overview
- 3.6.2. Current strengths
- 3.6.3. Current challenges
- 3.6.4. Future prospects
- 3.6.5. Future risks
- 3.7. Environmental analysis
- 3.7.1. Overview
- 3.7.2. Current strengths
- 3.7.3. Current challenges
- 3.7.4. Future prospects
- 3.7.5. Future risks
- 4. POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
- 4.1. Summary
- 4.2. Evolution
- 4.2.1. 1871-1918
- 4.2.2. 1918-1945
- 4.2.3. 1945-1989
- 4.2.4. 1989-2020
- 4.3. Structure and policies
- 4.3.1. Key political figures
- 4.3.2. Structure of government
- 4.3.3. Legislative branch of government
- 4.3.4. Executive branch of government
- 4.3.5. State/provincial
- 4.3.6. Key political parties
- 4.3.7. Composition of parliament
- 4.3.8. Key policies
- 4.4. Performance
- 4.4.1. Governance indicators
- 4.5. Outlook
- 5. ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
- 5.1. Summary
- 5.2. Evolution
- 5.2.1. Pre-1990
- 5.2.2. 1990-2005
- 5.2.3. 2006-2019
- 5.3. Structure and policies
- 5.3.1. Financial authorities and regulators
- 5.3.2. German stock markets
- 5.4. Performance
- 5.4.1. GDP and growth rate
- 5.4.2. Fiscal situation
- 5.4.3. Exports and imports
- 5.4.4. Current account
- 5.4.5. Government debt
- 5.4.6. International investment position
- 5.4.7. Monetary situation
- 5.4.8. Key monetary indicators
- 5.4.9. Employment
- 5.5. Outlook
- 6. SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
- 6.1. Summary
- 6.2. Evolution
- 6.3. Structure and policies
- 6.3.1. Demographic composition
- 6.3.2. Education
- 6.3.3. System of education
- 6.3.4. Healthcare
- 6.3.5. Social welfare policies
- 6.4. Performance
- 6.4.1. Healthcare
- 6.4.2. Income distribution
- 6.4.3. Education
- 6.5. Outlook
- 7. TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE
- 7.1. Summary
- 7.2. Evolution
- 7.3. Structure and policies
- 7.3.1. Technology agreements and pacts
- 7.4. Performance
- 7.4.1. Intellectual Property
- 7.4.2. R&D
- 7.4.3. ICT
- 7.5. Outlook
- 8. LEGAL LANDSCAPE
- 8.1. Summary
- 8.2. Evolution
- 8.3. Structure and policies
- 8.3.1. Judicial system
- 8.3.2. The Federal Constitutional Court
- 8.3.3. Taxation
- 8.4. Performance
- 8.4.1. Effectiveness of the legal system
- 8.5. Outlook
- 9. ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPE
- 9.1. Summary
- 9.2. Evolution
- 9.3. Structure and policies
- 9.3.1. Environmental regulations
- 9.3.2. Participation in global efforts, agreements, and pacts
- 9.4. Performance
- 9.4.1. Environmental impact
- 9.5. Outlook
- 10. APPENDIX
- 10.1. ISO codes of selected countries
- 10.2. Ask the analyst
- 10.3. Disclaimer
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Germany - Key Fundamentals, 2017-2024f
- Table 2: Germany - Key Facts, 2020
- Table 3: Analysis of Germany’s Political Landscape
- Table 4: Analysis of Germany’s Economic Landscape
- Table 5: Analysis of Germany’s Social Landscape
- Table 6: Analysis of Germany’s Technological Landscape
- Table 7: Analysis of Germany’s Legal Landscape
- Table 8: Analysis of Germany’s Environmental Landscape
- Table 9: Mid-year Population by Gender and Age (% of Total Population), 2019
- Table 10: Patents Granted by the USPTO, 2014-2019
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Map of Germany
- Figure 2: Unemployment Rate in Germany (%), January 2020- July 2020
- Figure 3: Real GDP Growth Rate (%), Q1 2015 to Q2 2020, & Merchandise Exports (July 2019-July 2020)
- Figure 4: Germany - Enterprise Creation Index (2012=100), Q1 2015-Q1 2020
- Figure 5: Germany - Lending to Non-financial Corporations (EUR Billion), 2015-2020 (Till March)
- Figure 6: Germany - Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Comparison (%), 2017 or Latest Data Available
- Figure 7: Germany - House Price Index (2015=100), 2005-2019
- Figure 8: Germany - Total Health and Social Employment, 2019 or the Latest Data Available
- Figure 9: Employment by Tertiary Education Level (as a % of 25-64 Year Olds), 2019
- Figure 10: Gender Wage Gap (%), 2019 or Latest Data Available
- Figure 11: Young Population with a Tertiary Education (24-34 years old, as a % of the same Age Group), 2019
- Figure 12: Young Population Not in Employment, Education or Training (as a % of 15-29 Year Old’s), 2019 or Latest Year Available
- Figure 13: Old Age Dependency Ratio, 1980, 2020f, 2060f
- Figure 14: R&D Expenditure (% of GDP), 2019 or Latest Year Available
- Figure 15: R&D Expenditure of Companies (Index), 2017
- Figure 16: Researchers per 1,000 Employed, 2000-2018
- Figure 17: Akamai’s Average Peak Connection Speed, Q1 2017
- Figure 18: Product Market Competitiveness, 2018
- Figure 19: Tax Wedge for Single Average Worker, 2019
- Figure 20: Germany - Combined Corporate Tax Rate (%) Comparison, 2019
- Figure 21: PM2.5 Particle Exposure (µg/m3), 2017
- Figure 22: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Capita, 2018
- Figure 23: Share of Energy from Renewable Sources (%), 2005-2018
- Figure 24: Share of Environmental Tax to GDP (%), 2018
- Figure 25: Germany - Political Events Timeline
- Figure 26: Germany - Key Political Figures
- Figure 27: Composition of Parliament, 2018
- Figure 28: Performance of the German Economy, 2010-2019
- Figure 29: Germany (DAX) Stock Market Index (Jan 2020=100), January 2020-October 2020
- Figure 30 : GDP and GDP Growth Rate in Germany (US$ Tn/%), 2015-2024f
- Figure 31: Composition of GDP by Sector in Germany, 2019
- Figure 32: Germany’s Agricultural Output (EUR Bn/%), 2015-2020f
- Figure 33: Germany’s Industrial Output (EUR Bn/%), 2015-2020f
- Figure 34: Germany’s Services Output (EUR Tn/%), 2015-2020f
- Figure 35: Germany’s External Trade (US$ Tn), 2015-2019
- Figure 36: Consumer Price Index and CPI-based Inflation in Germany, 2015-2024f
- Figure 37: Unemployment Rate in Germany (%), 2015-2024f
- Figure 38: Germany - Composition by Religion, 2017
- Figure 39: Expenditure on Healthcare in Germany (US$ Bn/%), 2012-2018
- Figure 40: Expenditure on Education in Germany, Public (US$ Bn/%), 2007-2016
- Figure 41: R&D Expenditure in Germany, 2009-2018
- Figure 42: Internet Users in Germany (Millions/%), 2015-2019
- Figure 43: Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Germany (Million Tons/%), 2010-2019