Germany recorded a Current Account surplus of 9587.04 EUR Million in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Germany recorded a Current Account surplus of 5.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - Germany Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Germany Current Account Balance

• Germany Current Account recorded a surplus of 16.5 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a surplus of 14.3 USD bn in the previous month.
• Germany Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 14.3 USD bn.
• The data reached an all-time high of 35.1 USD bn in May 2024 and a record low of -6.0 USD bn in Aug 2000.
• CEIC converts monthly Current Account Balance into USD. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Current Account Balance in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 23.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Germany Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 4.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 62.1 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,072.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Key information about Germany Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Germany Current Account surplus accounted for 3.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a 5.2 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• Germany Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1991 to Dec 2024, with an average value of 5.2 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 9.5 % in Mar 2018 and a record low of -2.2 % in Sep 2000.

• In the latest reports of Germany, Current Account recorded a surplus of 16.5 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 23.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Germany Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 4.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 62.1 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,072.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Germany was reported at 5.7309 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Current account balance (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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Germany - Current account balance was 4.60 % of GDP in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Current account balance - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Germany - Current account balance reached a record high of 9.60 % of GDP in March of 2018 and a record low of -3.30 % of GDP in September of 2000.

In 2025, Germany is predicted to have the highest current account surplus among the 19 G20 member countries, exceeding *** billion U.S. dollars. Conversely, the United States had the largest current account deficit at approximately ****** billion U.S. dollars, with projections indicating a continued deficit of around ****** billion dollars by 2028.

Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at 5.803 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.438 % for 2022. Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.033 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.900 % in 2016 and a record low of -1.641 % in 1980. Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Germany was reported at 262634424373 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Current account balance (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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Germany: Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2030 is 4.39 percent, a decline from 4.51 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is -0.96 percent, based on data from 181 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 1980 to 2030 is 3.56 percent. The minimum value, -1.78 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 8.91 percent was recorded in 2016.

Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at 173.846 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 105.645 USD bn for 2022. Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 45.836 USD bn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 265.989 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of -10.420 USD bn in 1992. Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

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Germany DE: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Others data was reported at 56.225 USD mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of -208.852 USD mn for 2023. Germany DE: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Others data is updated yearly, averaging -64.843 USD mn from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2024, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.357 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -1.881 USD bn in 2012. Germany DE: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Air: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation: Annual.

Germany - Current account, net balance on Primary income was 4.40 % of GDP in March of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Current account, net balance on Primary income - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - Current account, net balance on Primary income reached a record high of 5.10 % of GDP in December of 2018 and a record low of -1.80 % of GDP in June of 2003.

Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 21.116 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.654 % for 2022. Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 9.286 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.654 % in 2022 and a record low of 4.914 % in 1973. Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 8.446 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.297 % for 2022. Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 17.893 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.007 % in 1972 and a record low of 5.429 % in 2021. Germany DE: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Germany - Balance of payments, current account on Secondary income was -1.50 % of GDP in March of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Balance of payments, current account on Secondary income - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - Balance of payments, current account on Secondary income reached a record high of -0.80 % of GDP in June of 2019 and a record low of -2.50 % of GDP in December of 2024.