Germany recorded a trade surplus of 18.40 EUR Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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

The statistic shows Germany's trade balance of goods from 2014 to 2024. Trade balance is the value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods. A positive trade balance signifies a trade surplus, while a negative value signifies a trade deficit. In 2024, Germany's trade surplus amounted to around ****** billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about Germany's Trade Balance

• Germany's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 16.6 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with a surplus of 21.7 USD bn in the previous month
• Germany's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 3.9 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 28.7 USD bn in Jan 2008 and a record low of -443.5 USD mn in May 1991

CEIC converts monthly Trade Balance into USD. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Trade Balance in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Trade Balance prior to January 1990 covers West Germany only and prior to January 1960 excludes Saarland.

Further information about Germany's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, Germany's Total Exports reached 133.8 USD bn in Jan 2025, a decrease of 8.7% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 117.2 USD bn in Jan 2025, an increase of 8.7% YoY (year-on-year)

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for Germany (XTNTVA01DEQ664N) from Q1 1950 to Q1 2025 about Germany, trade, Net, and goods.

The European Union's balance of trade in goods is driven by a few of its largest economies. Germany, the EU's pre-eminent economic power, has run a large trade surplus with countries outside the EU over the past two decades, with this surplus more than doubling after the global financial crisis and great recession. Italy also emerged as a large net exporter over the 2010s, along with Ireland, Sweden and France. On the other hand, the Netherlands has by far run the largest trade deficit with non-EU countries among the bloc. Other notable net goods importers among the EU member states include Spain and Poland.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Current Account Balance: Total Trade of Goods for Germany (DISCONTINUED) (BPBLTD01DEQ637S) from Q1 1971 to Q1 2014 about current account, BOP, Germany, trade, and goods.

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.

In 2023, China was the country with the highest trade surplus, with approximately ****** billion U.S. dollars. The leading trade nations Typically a trade surplus indicates a sign of economic success and a trade deficit indicates an economic weakness. However, if that were true, then the top four, China, Germany, Russia and Ireland, would be considered the best performing countries in the world. However, this would mean that the United States, Great Britain, India and France would be among the weakest nations considering that they are four countries with the highest trade deficit. In fact, they are leading industrial nations. While China is known for producing and exporting products at a competitive price, it has undervalued its exchange rate in order to promote exports. However, China is now working to reduce its reliance on exports even though they continue to export large and increasing quantities of goods. In the case of Germany, the value of the euro may not be high enough, however growth concerning the value of exports has slowed over the past few years. In contrast, the value of the dollar in the United States may be too high, favoring imports as opposed to exports.

Trade Balance is calculated as the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services. If the national exports exceed imports, a positive balance is formed. Otherwise there is a

Germany - Balance of trade was EUR18006.10 Million in May of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Balance of trade - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, Germany - Balance of trade reached a record high of EUR23064.80 Million in January of 2024 and a record low of EUR2438.10 Million in August of 2022.

In 2024, China's merchandise trade surplus amounted to around 992.2 billion U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in the previous year. The merchandise trade balance is the value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods. A positive value indicates a trade surplus, while a negative value indicates a trade deficit. Trade balance and partnersIn 2024, Chinese imports of goods amounted to approximately 2.59 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas total exports added up to about 3.58 trillion U.S. dollars. In contrast, China’s invisible trade balance, an indicator measuring services and government transfers between countries, closed with a deficit and ranged at about -92 billion U.S. dollars at the end of 2022. Being an economy heavily reliant on export, China ranked first among countries with the highest trade surplus, followed by Germany and Russia. The United States, with imports exceeding exports by approximately 1.15 trillion U.S. dollars that year, ranked first among leading import countries worldwide. In 2023, the value of the U.S. imports from China exceeded the exports to China by around 279.4 billion U.S. dollars. Another important trade partner for China is the European Union. In 2023, the EU imported around 514 billion euro-worth of goods from China, leading to a trade deficit of around 291 billion euros. Product categories with the highest trade deficit were mostly finished goods such as machinery and transport equipment, clothing, and other manufactures, whereas product categories with a more balanced trade sheet consisted of raw materials and agricultural products to a large extent.

Germany Foreign Trade Balance: Total data was reported at 8,267.918 PJ in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,450.344 PJ for 2019. Germany Foreign Trade Balance: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 9,684.781 PJ from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2020, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,834.206 PJ in 2006 and a record low of 8,267.918 PJ in 2020. Germany Foreign Trade Balance: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.RB004: Energy Trade Balance.

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.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for Germany (XTNTVA01DEA664S) from 1950 to 2024 about Germany, trade, Net, and goods.

The balance of trade of EU member states for intra-EU trade shows us which states are the exporters and which states are the importers throughout the union. Over the period since 2002, France has consistently been the country which runs the largest trade deficit (when imports are greater than exports) with the rest of the EU, while the Netherlands has consistently run the largest trade surplus (exports greater than imports). The two most significant shifts that have occurred over this period has been the transformation of Germany from an exporter to an importer (although this only applies within the EU) and the rise of Belgium, Poland, and Czechia as export powers.

Germany is Poland's most important trading partner. Since 2012, Poland has maintained a goods trade surplus with Germany, which reached ** billion euros in 2024.

Germany - Intra-EU trade: Trade balance was EUR-14534.10 Million in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Intra-EU trade: Trade balance - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Germany - Intra-EU trade: Trade balance reached a record high of EUR47292.40 Million in December of 2010 and a record low of EUR-38459.20 Million in December of 2022.

Germany - International trade: Trade balance was EUR240475.80 Million in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - International trade: Trade balance - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, Germany - International trade: Trade balance reached a record high of EUR252247.50 Million in December of 2017 and a record low of EUR87619.80 Million in December of 2022.