Germany's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$1.69 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany's main export partners were: the United States, France and the Netherlands. The top three export commodities were: Vehicles other than railway, tramway; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Electrical, electronic equipment. Total Imports were valued at US$1.43 Trillion. In 2024, Germany had a trade surplus of US$258.07 Billion.

In 2023, Germany exported 9.9 percent of its goods to the United States. France and the Netherlands were ranked in second and third place, with Germany exporting 7.6 and 7.3 percent of its goods to each country respectively.

This page displays a table with Germany Exports By Country,exports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

Germany exports for 2023 were 1.964 trillion US dollars, a 3.05% increase from 2022.

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<li>Germany exports for 2022 were <strong>1.906 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>2.76% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Germany exports for 2021 were <strong>1.855 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>20.19% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Germany exports for 2020 were <strong>1.543 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>7.99% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Between 1933 and 1939, Germany expanded and strengthened its trade connections with a number of Eastern European countries to a point where their economic expansion became dependent on trade with Germany, making it the dominant economic power in the region. By 1939, the year the Second World War began in Europe, Germany was the largest trading partner of the four countries listed; this was also true of Czechoslovakia in 1937, Poland in 1938, and the Soviet Union in 1940, although the share of total exports to Germany from these countries was lower. German influence increases in the Second World War To consolidate its power in the region, Germany exported its high-quality industrial products to these countries and paid above-market prices to import raw materials and agricultural produce. Following the outbreak of the war, Germany invested more into the farming sectors of the four countries listed, to the point where they were economically subordinate and considered satellite extensions of the German economy. The demand for agricultural imports from these countries impeded their industrialization and prevented them from developing their industries that could compete with Germany. Three of the countries listed would side with the Axis powers as the war escalated. At the same time, Yugoslavia was quickly annexed, and a puppet government was installed, continuing the agricultural supply to Germany. Post-war difficulties Following the war, the four listed countries eventually fell within the Soviet sphere of influence (though Yugoslavia to a lesser extent than the other three), and the dominance of agricultural sectors led to difficulties, as new communist governments attempted to take their economies in a more industrialized direction. The socialist economic systems required the agricultural means of production to be publicly owned (collectivized); however, many rural landowners were unwilling to part from their land; especially in Bulgaria. These factors exacerbated the delaying effect that Germany had had on these countries' industrialization in the 1930s, contributing to the economic imbalances that emerged between Europe's Eastern and Western Blocs in the decades that followed.

Key information about Germany Total Exports

• Germany Total Exports recorded 133.8 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with 138.7 USD bn in the previous month
• Germany Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 32.0 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 145.4 USD bn in Feb 2023 and a record low of 651.9 USD mn in Jan 1957

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. Federal Statistics Office Germany provides Total Exports, FOB, in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports prior to January 1990 cover West Germany only and prior to January 1960 exclude Saarland.


Further information about Germany Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Germany Total Exports dropped 0.1 % YoY in Jan 2025
• Total Imports recorded 117.2 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 8.7 % year on year
• Germany Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 16.6 USD bn in Jan 2025

Germany Exports: United States of America data was reported at 13,950,757.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 11,975,631.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Germany Exports: United States of America data is updated monthly, averaging 6,995,131.000 EUR th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,328,662.000 EUR th in Sep 2022 and a record low of 3,603,424.000 EUR th in Aug 2009. Germany Exports: United States of America data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA005: Trade Statistics: By Country. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Germany Exports: Austria data was reported at 6,373,728.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,298,265.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Germany Exports: Austria data is updated monthly, averaging 4,660,132.500 EUR th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,628,786.000 EUR th in Sep 2022 and a record low of 2,379,384.000 EUR th in Jan 2000. Germany Exports: Austria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA005: Trade Statistics: By Country.

Germany Exports: Philippines data was reported at 142,947.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 129,139.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Germany Exports: Philippines data is updated monthly, averaging 122,919.000 EUR th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 304,360.000 EUR th in Nov 2018 and a record low of 49,335.000 EUR th in Dec 2002. Germany Exports: Philippines data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA005: Trade Statistics: By Country.

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Germany Exports: Fiji data was reported at 614.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,887.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Germany Exports: Fiji data is updated monthly, averaging 410.500 EUR th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,557.000 EUR th in Oct 2011 and a record low of 47.000 EUR th in Jun 2010. Germany Exports: Fiji data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA005: Trade Statistics: By Country.

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Historical chart and dataset showing Germany trade balance by year from 1970 to 2023.

Germany Exports: United Kingdom data was reported at 6,607,825.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,630,993.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Germany Exports: United Kingdom data is updated monthly, averaging 5,687,536.000 EUR th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,298,632.000 EUR th in Mar 2015 and a record low of 3,251,559.000 EUR th in Apr 2020. Germany Exports: United Kingdom data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA005: Trade Statistics: By Country. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Germany Exports: Saudi Arabia data was reported at 753,849.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 663,872.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Germany Exports: Saudi Arabia data is updated monthly, averaging 486,282.000 EUR th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 919,503.000 EUR th in Mar 2013 and a record low of 134,081.000 EUR th in Jan 2000. Germany Exports: Saudi Arabia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA005: Trade Statistics: By Country.

Poland was Germany's main partner for receiving textile exports in 2023. That year, German textiles worth around **** billion euros were exported to the country. Other leading partners for German exports included Switzerland and Austria. The German textile industry recently recorded an increase in the number of insolvency proceedings.

Germany Exports: Laos data was reported at 2,395.000 EUR th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,570.000 EUR th for Jan 2025. Germany Exports: Laos data is updated monthly, averaging 1,466.500 EUR th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45,638.000 EUR th in Dec 2012 and a record low of 41.000 EUR th in Apr 2000. Germany Exports: Laos data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA005: Trade Statistics: By Country.

Poland was Germany's main partner for receiving textile exports in 2023. That year, German textiles worth around one billion euros were exported to Poland. Other leading partners for German exports included Austria and France. The German textile industry showed slightly higher export rates in recent years.

In 2023, the Netherlands imported around 77.95 thousand tons of wine and must from Germany. This was the leading export market for Germany among the countries listed, followed by Poland and Belgium.

This statistic shows the leading countries for pork exports from Germany, based on export volume from 2021 to 2023. In 2023, Germany exported roughly 132 thousand tons of pork to Poland.