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.

Germany's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$1.63 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$1.38 Trillion. In 2024, Germany had a trade surplus of US$253.80 Billion.

Throughout the early 20th century, Germany and Japan were both among the largest trading partners of the United States. Although the United States would declare war on Germany twice and on Japan once during this time, at which points trade would virtually cease, trade ties were fairly strong in the years without war. Values were highest in the *****, before global trade fell in the ***** due to the impact of the Great Depression. All three countries were severely hit by the Depression, however the decline in trade was compounded by rising tensions between the U.S. and the new far-right governments of both Germany and Japan. After the war, U.S. investment in both nations increased significantly, helping with their post-war recovery and giving the U.S. a strong level of influence over its former adversaries - West Germany and Japan would then emerge as the two largest economies in their respective regions during the post-World War II economic boom.

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.

Germany's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$1.42 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany's main import partners were: China, the United States and the Netherlands. The top three import commodities were: Electrical, electronic equipment; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Exports were valued at US$1.68 Trillion. In 2024, Germany had a trade surplus of US$260.27 Billion.

In 2024, Germany exported **** percent of its goods to the United States. France and the Netherlands were ranked in second and third place, with Germany exporting *** and *** percent of its goods to each country respectively.

Exports in Germany increased to 131.14 EUR Billion in September from 129.30 EUR Billion in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Top Import Trading Partners of Germany with import value and Year on Year growth comparison

Techsalerator’s Import/Export Trade Data for Germany

Techsalerator’s Import/Export Trade Data for Germany provides a comprehensive and insightful collection of information on international trade activities involving German companies. This dataset offers a detailed examination of trade transactions, documenting and classifying imports and exports across various industries within Germany.

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Techsalerator's Import/Export Trade Data for Germany delivers a thorough analysis of trade activities, integrating data from customs reports, trade agreements, and shipping records. This comprehensive dataset helps businesses, investors, and trade analysts understand Germany’s trade landscape in detail.

Key Data Fields

• Company Name: Lists the companies involved in trade transactions. This information helps identify potential partners or competitors and track industry-specific trade patterns.
• Trade Volume: Details the quantity or value of goods traded, providing insights into the scale and economic impact of trade activities.
• Product Category: Specifies the types of goods traded, such as machinery, chemicals, or automobiles, aiding in understanding market demand and supply chain dynamics.
• Import/Export Country: Identifies the countries of origin or destination for traded goods, offering insights into regional and global trade relationships and market access.
• Transaction Date: Records the date of transactions, revealing seasonal trends and shifts in trade dynamics over time.

Top Trade Trends in Germany

• Trade Surplus: Germany’s consistent trade surplus, particularly with key partners like the United States, China, and other EU countries, continues to shape its economic strength and trade strategy.
• EU Trade Policies: As a central member of the European Union, Germany’s trade practices are deeply intertwined with EU trade regulations, benefiting from free trade agreements and shared market access.
• Growth in High-Tech Exports: Germany's exports in high-tech sectors, including machinery, automotive, and renewable energy technologies, continue to drive its global trade presence.
• Renewable Energy Initiatives: Germany is a leader in promoting sustainable trade practices, exporting green technologies and focusing on environmentally friendly production and logistics.
• Automotive Industry: The automotive sector remains a critical part of Germany’s export economy, with significant trade activity in both finished vehicles and automotive parts.

Notable Companies in German Trade Data

• Volkswagen Group: One of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, contributing significantly to Germany's export economy through vehicle exports.
• BASF: A global chemical company that is deeply involved in the trade of chemical products, both importing raw materials and exporting finished goods.
• Siemens: A leading multinational company involved in exporting and importing high-tech equipment, including energy systems and automation technology.
• BMW Group: Another major player in the automotive industry, heavily involved in the trade of vehicles and automotive parts globally.
• DHL: A global logistics company headquartered in Germany, involved in transporting goods across borders, facilitating both imports and exports.

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Included Data Fields:

• Company Name
• Trade Volume
• Product Category
• Import/Export Country
• Transaction Date
• Shipping Details
• Customs Codes
• Trade Value

For detailed insights into Germany’s import and export activities and trends, Techsalerator’s dataset is an invaluable resource for staying informed and making strategic decisions.

The study deals with the changes in the regional structure of Germany’s foreign trade as well as with the causes of these changes between 1880 and 1938. In this context the regional development of german import and export by continents, regions and counties for the major German tradepartners is described. After that the regional development of the trade flows of all major import- and exportproducts is analysed. The German foreign trade therefore is examined on the basis of the goods on the one hand and on the other on the basis of the countries. For the analysis the researcher collected the data (time series) for the important goods and commodity groups. Further more he developed a consistent definition of the commodity groups, so that they are comparable.
Mehtodology a) Definition and Problem:The following processes hab been defined as structural change:- fundamental shifts in the composition of foreign trade partners, as well as- meaningful and sustained change of direction or volume of important commodities and products that affect the trade with countries or regions. b) Temporal Delimination:Period of investigation is from 1880 to 1938. The statistics for the war years 1914-1918 and 1939 and for the post-war years 1919-1924 have not been included in the analysis because values were not covered or values are very incomplete or unreliable coused by inflation and other circumstances of that period. c) Changes of Territory:The data of the German trade statistics refer from 1880 to February 1906 to the German custom territory, which comprised since 1872 the territory of the German Customs Union, consisting of the 26 states, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Austrian municipalities Jungholz and Mittelberg. The free port areas of Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Geestermünde and Helgoland and parts of the municipality of Hamburg and Cuxhaven did not belong to the German custum territory.Since March 1906 the german trade statistics collected data of the foreign merchandise traffic of the entire German economic area, consists until the Versailler contract of the area of the German Empire including the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Austrian municipalities Jungholz and Mittelberg, excluding Helgoland and the badenese Custum boards. Since 1920 the official trade statistics reports the values of the foreign trade for the German Empire in its new borders. That is to say, the regions of Alsace-Lorraine, the Free City of Danzig, and parts of the Prussian provinces of East Prussia, West Prussia, Brandenburg, Pomerania, Silesia, Posen, Schleswig-Holstein, the Rhine province, the territory of Luxembourg and for the years 1919 to 1935, the Saarland no longer belong to the German economic territory. The expansion of the German Empire territory between 1938 and 1939 by the annexation of Austria, Sudetenland, Bohemia, Moravia, and the Memel territory has been kept out of consideration. For the analysis of the German foreign trade the values of german imports and exports published by the Statistical Office of the German Empire has been used. While comparing the pre-1914 values with values after the first World War, it is important to reconsider the lost of major agricultural areas of East-Germany, which restricts the comparison and it’s explanatory power or validity. On the other hand these changes reveals the changes of Germany’s foreign trade structure. Thus, it becomes obvious how the separation of large agricultural and farming land increased Germany’s import dependency in the food sector as well as Germany’s decreased export opportunities of agricultural products. d) System of commodity groups: The problem of published German trade values of the Official Statistics of the German Empire is, that commodity groups are not defined in terms of their content. Insofar as the information is about single goods (eg.: rye, copper, cotton, etc.), the values are reliable. This is not the case as soon as the information is about commodity groups, such as ‘food’, ‘textiles’, ‘metal goods’, etc., because the structure of the aggregation of specific goods to a commodity group has changed six times over the period of investigation. The list of countries in the german foreign trade statistics has changed as well. Therfore, the author had to revised commodity groups and country lists for the purpose of its analysis and to make them comparable. The author developed the following scheme in order to sort countries into groups or regions: - Europe:Denmarc, Norway, Sweden, Finnland = North EuropeNetherlands, Belgium/Luxembuorg, Great Britain, France, Swizerland = West EuropeJugoslawia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greek, european and asiatic Turkey = South-East EuropePortugal, Spane, Italy = South EuropePoland, Tschechoslowakia, Russia, Baltic States = East EuropAustria-Hungary - America:Canada, United States of America = North-AmericaMexico, Costarica, Duba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador = Ce...

In 2024, the value of German imports from China totaled around ***** billion euros. Therefore, China was Germany's largest trading partner in terms of import value, followed by the Netherlands with roughly **** billion euros. However, when it comes to the value of exported goods from Germany, the United States lead the ranking.

Poland Exports: Year to Date: Germany data was reported at 64,400.000 PLN mn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 31,844.456 PLN mn for Jan 2025. Poland Exports: Year to Date: Germany data is updated monthly, averaging 74,818.245 PLN mn from Dec 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 289 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 450,896.143 PLN mn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 6,058.155 PLN mn in Jan 2004. Poland Exports: Year to Date: Germany data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Poland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.JA002: Trade Statistics: ytd: by Main Trade Partner.

Germany - Real effective exchange rate (42 trading partners, based on HICP/CPI) was 1.60% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Real effective exchange rate (42 trading partners, based on HICP/CPI) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, Germany - Real effective exchange rate (42 trading partners, based on HICP/CPI) reached a record high of 7.30% in December of 2004 and a record low of -9.90% in December of 1998.

Exports: ISIC Division: fob: Germany: Forestry & Logging data was reported at 0.023 USD mn in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.075 USD mn for Jan 2025. Exports: ISIC Division: fob: Germany: Forestry & Logging data is updated monthly, averaging 0.059 USD mn from Jan 1997 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 298 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.765 USD mn in Aug 2002 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Nov 2015. Exports: ISIC Division: fob: Germany: Forestry & Logging data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table BR.ISIC: Main Trading Partners: Division: Exports: Value.

Exports: ISIC Division: fob: Germany: Printing & Reproduction of Recorded Media data was reported at 0.012 USD mn in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.022 USD mn for Jun 2024. Exports: ISIC Division: fob: Germany: Printing & Reproduction of Recorded Media data is updated monthly, averaging 0.012 USD mn from Apr 1997 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.269 USD mn in Oct 2018 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Nov 2021. Exports: ISIC Division: fob: Germany: Printing & Reproduction of Recorded Media data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table BR.ISIC: Main Trading Partners: Division: Exports: Value.

Germany - Nominal effective exchange rate (42 trading partners) was 4.30% for December of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Nominal effective exchange rate (42 trading partners) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Germany - Nominal effective exchange rate (42 trading partners) reached a record high of 11.70% in December of 2004 and a record low of -6.50% in December of 2012.

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.

In 2024, Germany imported around ***** billion euros worth of goods from China, while its exports to China amounted to around **** billion euros. Germany's exports to China have decreased since 2022, and its trade deficit with the East Asian country has grown significantly in recent years. In 2023, China was Germany's leading trade partner, followed closely by the USA.

Imports in Germany increased to 115.89 EUR Billion in September from 112.42 EUR Billion in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Germany Imports from Poland was US$81.01 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Imports from Poland - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.