Why is German GDP bigger than the GDP of all the Slavic nations combined?

[Maecenas]

Slavic countries: area - around 20 million sq.km (1/7 of the world land area), population - around 300 million, combined GDP - ~ $2.6 trillion

Germany: area - 357 thousand sq.km (~1/400 of the world land area), population - 82 million. GDP - ~ $3.4 trillion

So if we compare economic efficiency to the number of population we see that Germans are at least 6 times more efficient than Slavs. I don't even mention a tremendous territorial and natural resources advantages that Slavs have. If Germans were given the same territory - they'd have a vastly superior economy. Why is it so?

[The.Mask]

GDP of the entire slavic world should be around 2.56 Trillion.

German way of working and american money might be the answer plus inefficiency of the west and continuous wars and communism,

[Grenzland]

Because we are Germans.

[Magnolia]

First of all you should ask how much Germany profits from Slavic/EE countries.

[Grenzland]

First of all you should ask how much Germany profits from Slavic/EE countries.

That's totally important for the GDP!

[Bezprym]

And how is GDP relevant?

[The Illyrian Warrior]

Hard work, resilience, intelligence of Germans outmatches the Slavs, from ashes to biggest economy of Europe, only Germans were capable of doing.

[Grenzland]

We are an economic heavy weight but a politically light wight.

Eastern Europa (except Russia) is quite the opposite.

[The.Mask]

We are an economic heavy weight but a politically light wight.

Eastern Europa (except Russia) is quite the opposite.

Hard work, resilience, intelligence of Germans outmatches the Slavs, from ashes to biggest economy of Europe, only Germans were capable of doing.

It has a lot to do with the billions of the Marshal Plan and america's interests to have a good or strong german economy from where it could expand to the east.

If you think there is something else, you are not in touch with reality.

Germany died with the 3rd Reich.

[Grenzland]

It has a lot to do with the billions of the Marshal Plan and america's interests to have a good or strong german economy from where it could expand to the east.

If you think there is something else, you are not in touch with reality.

Germany died with the 3rd Reich.

The progress, the science and the working moral aren't for sale and couldn't be reached just because of the Marshall Plan. But to be honest it was a success. America wanted Western Germany a strong nation against Russia. And it is today even if a Russian-German alliance would be better for both sides except for America.