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.

Exports in Germany decreased to 131.10 EUR Billion in April from 133.30 EUR Billion in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

This statistic shows the main export partners of Germany as of 2023. That year, Germany's main export partner were the United States with a 10 percent share in Germany's total exports.

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 to United States was US$175.59 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

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Germany is the biggest exports market for UK goods. In 2021, the United Kingdom's main export commodity to Germany was aircrafts, which had a value of about 2.61 billion British pounds. Among other leading exports goods that went from the UK to Germany were non-ferrous metals, mechanical power generators, cars, and medicinal and pharmaceutical products.

Germany Exports to India was US$18.43 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports to India - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

In 2023, Germany did the most trade with China, almost ***** billion euros worth. The USA and the Netherlands followed in second and third place. The value of trade with the listed countries refers to both imports and exports.

Top Export Products of Germany with Export value and Year on Year growth comparison

As of 2022, cars manufactured in Morocco constituted almost 17 percent of the country's exports to Germany, the highest share compared to other goods. Insulated wire was also a popular product, following closely with a share of 15.2 percent of the exports that same year.

In 2023, the leading destination for pharmaceuticals from Germany was the United States, with an import value of over ** billion euros. The Netherlands followed, importing pharmaceuticals from Germany valued at approximately *** billion euros. Rising amount of exports from Germany Pharmaceutical exports from Germany amounted to around *** billion euros in 2023. Pharma exports have generally climbed year-on-year since 2002, when the export value was approximately **** billion euros. Meaning the export value of pharmaceuticals has increased more than six-fold in two decades. However, 2023 saw a decrease compared to the preceding year. Strength of the German pharmaceutical market The value of pharmaceuticals imported into Germany was approximately ** billion euros in 2023. This results in Germany having a positive trade balance in pharmaceuticals, since its exports are worth significantly more than the value of imports. Furthermore, the German pharmaceutical market generated revenues of some ** billion euros in 2023, which made it the leading pharmaceutical market in Europe.

Germany Exports to China was US$97.78 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Leading Indicators OECD: Component Series: Business Tendencies Survey: Export Orders: Original Series for Germany (DEULOCOBXORSTSAM) from Jan 1969 to Dec 2023 about leading indicator, origination, Germany, and exports.

United States Exports: 3-Digit: DE: Polymers of Ethylene, In Primary Forms data was reported at 2.918 USD mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.914 USD mn for Apr 2018. United States Exports: 3-Digit: DE: Polymers of Ethylene, In Primary Forms data is updated monthly, averaging 2.565 USD mn from Jan 1996 (Median) to May 2018, with 269 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.164 USD mn in Sep 2006 and a record low of 0.814 USD mn in Jan 2001. United States Exports: 3-Digit: DE: Polymers of Ethylene, In Primary Forms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.JA085: Trade Statistics: Germany: Exports: FAS: SITC.

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.

United States Exports to Germany was US$75.38 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Exports to Germany - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

India Exports to Germany was US$10.23 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. India Exports to Germany - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

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.