In 2023, Germany imported around ***** billion euros worth of goods from China. This was a decrease compared to 2022, which showed the ******* value within this time period, at almost *** billion euros worth of imported goods. Germany also exported around ** billion euros worth of goods to China, which was a decrease of almost nine percent compared to 2022. The volume of all imports and exports between Germany and China has therefore fallen by more than ** percent in 2023 compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, China is still, and has been since 2026, Germany's ************** foreign trade partner in terms of total foreign trade volume.

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'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.

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

The timeline shows the total value of U.S. trade in goods (export and import) with Germany from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, the total value of U.S. trade in goods with Germany amounted to about 236 billion U.S. dollars; composed of exports worth 75.6 billion U.S. dollars and imports of 160.4 billion U.S. dollars.

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.

In 2024, Germany imported **** terawatt hours of electricity and exported **** terawatt hours. Imports had increased compared to the year before, the opposite was true for exports.

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 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.

This statistic shows the value of Germany's exports from 2013 to 2023 in billion U.S. dollars. In 2023, Germany's exports amount to **** billion U.S. dollars.

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.

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.

230 Germany export shipment records of Import data with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Germany export trade database.

Germany Electricity Imports: Total data was reported at 6,420,339.000 MWh in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,252,815.000 MWh for Dec 2024. Germany Electricity Imports: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 3,510,121.000 MWh from Jan 1991 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 409 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,573,163.000 MWh in Aug 2023 and a record low of 1,474,930.000 MWh in Sep 2016. Germany Electricity Imports: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.RB007: Electricity Imports and Exports.

Germany Electricity Imports: Belgium and Luxembourg data was reported at 318,406.000 MWh in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 243,945.000 MWh for Dec 2024. Germany Electricity Imports: Belgium and Luxembourg data is updated monthly, averaging 6.000 MWh from Jan 1991 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 409 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 559,089.000 MWh in Jun 2024 and a record low of 0.000 MWh in Jul 2020. Germany Electricity Imports: Belgium and Luxembourg data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.RB007: Electricity Imports and Exports.

This statistic compares the import and export value of food and beverages to and from Germany, from 1998 to 2023. In 2023, Germany exported food and beverages worth roughly ** billion euros, based on preliminary figures.

Germany Competitors Exports Price Index: Non-Commodity Goods and Services data was reported at 1.170 Index, 2021 in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.139 Index, 2021 for 2025. Germany Competitors Exports Price Index: Non-Commodity Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 0.909 Index, 2021 from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2026, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.170 Index, 2021 in 2026 and a record low of 0.810 Index, 2021 in 2004. Germany Competitors Exports Price Index: Non-Commodity Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.OECD.EO: Exports and Imports Price Index: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual.

Germany's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$1.43 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany's main import partners were: China, the Netherlands and the United States. 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$1.69 Trillion. In 2024, Germany had a trade surplus of US$258.07 Billion.

Graph and download economic data for Openness at Current Prices for Germany (OPENCPDEA156NUPN) from 1970 to 2010 about imports, Germany, exports, and trade.

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 1920s, before global trade fell in the 1930s 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.