Exports in Germany increased to 131.70 EUR Billion in December from 128 EUR Billion in November of 2024. This dataset provides - Germany Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

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$116.33 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 March of 2025.

Germany recorded a trade surplus of 16 EUR Billion in January of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Germany Exports: Trade Industry: Raw Materials data was reported at 941.243 EUR mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 926.710 EUR mn for Nov 2024. Germany Exports: Trade Industry: Raw Materials data is updated monthly, averaging 936.184 EUR mn from Jan 2000 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 300 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,209.876 EUR mn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 440.000 EUR mn in Sep 2001. Germany Exports: Trade Industry: Raw Materials data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA001: Trade Statistics: Value.

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

Germany Export Value Index data was reported at 123.053 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 104.247 2015=100 for 2020. Germany Export Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 94.927 2015=100 from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2021, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 123.053 2015=100 in 2021 and a record low of 38.676 2015=100 in 1997. Germany Export Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.;;

Germany DE: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Middle East & North Africa data was reported at 1.104 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.050 % for 2019. Germany DE: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Middle East & North Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 1.999 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2020, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.113 % in 1975 and a record low of 1.050 % in 2019. Germany DE: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Middle East & North Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Germany Exports to India was US$13.2 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 March of 2025.

Germany DE: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: All Products data was reported at 1.330 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.390 % for 2021. Germany DE: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: All Products data is updated yearly, averaging 2.020 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.370 % in 2001 and a record low of 1.330 % in 2022. Germany DE: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: All Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Trade Tariffs. Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. To the extent possible, specific rates have been converted to their ad valorem equivalent rates and have been included in the calculation of weighted mean tariffs. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Effectively applied tariff rates at the six- and eight-digit product level are averaged for products in each commodity group. When the effectively applied rate is unavailable, the most favored nation rate is used instead.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on tariff data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database and global imports data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Comtrade database.;;The tariff data for the European Union (EU) apply to EU Member States in alignment with the EU membership for the respective countries/economies and years. In the context of the tariff data, the EU membership for a given country/economy and year is defined for the entire year during which the country/economy was a member of the EU (irrespective of the date of accession to or withdrawal from the EU within a given year). The tariff data for the EU are, thus, applicable to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (EU Member State(s) since 1958), Denmark and Ireland (EU Member State(s) since 1973), the United Kingdom (EU Member State(s) from 1973 until 2020), Greece (EU Member State(s) since 1981), Spain and Portugal (EU Member State(s) since 1986), Austria, Finland, and Sweden (EU Member State(s) since 1995), Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia (EU Member State(s) since 2004), Romania and Bulgaria (EU Member State(s) since 2007), Croatia (EU Member State(s) since 2013).

Cross-border service transactions between German residents and non-residents above 12500€ or its equivalent in another currency.

Germany Exports to United Kingdom was US$57.06 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

Germany DE: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data was reported at 0.188 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.355 % for 2019. Germany DE: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data is updated yearly, averaging 10.793 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2020, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.306 % in 1975 and a record low of 0.158 % in 2010. Germany DE: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Germany Exports: Volume: Cars and Car Parts data was reported at 1,045,233.400 Tonne in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,389,586.600 Tonne for Nov 2024. Germany Exports: Volume: Cars and Car Parts data is updated monthly, averaging 1,471,868.850 Tonne from Jan 2008 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 204 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,883,290.000 Tonne in Mar 2017 and a record low of 392,695.400 Tonne in Apr 2020. Germany Exports: Volume: Cars and Car Parts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA003: Trade Statistics: Volume.

Germany DE: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data was reported at 79.977 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 80.315 % for 2019. Germany DE: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 79.226 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2020, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 88.963 % in 1999 and a record low of 69.099 % in 1975. Germany DE: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.;World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.;Weighted average;

Germany DE: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: Primary Products data was reported at 1.870 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.840 % for 2021. Germany DE: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: Primary Products data is updated yearly, averaging 2.840 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.340 % in 2001 and a record low of 1.870 % in 2022. Germany DE: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: Primary Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Trade Tariffs. Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).;World Bank staff estimates using the World Integrated Trade Solution system, based on tariff data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Trade and Development's Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS) database and global imports data from the United Nations Statistics Division's Comtrade database.;;The tariff data for the European Union (EU) apply to EU Member States in alignment with the EU membership for the respective countries/economies and years. In the context of the tariff data, the EU membership for a given country/economy and year is defined for the entire year during which the country/economy was a member of the EU (irrespective of the date of accession to or withdrawal from the EU within a given year). The tariff data for the EU are, thus, applicable to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (EU Member State(s) since 1958), Denmark and Ireland (EU Member State(s) since 1973), the United Kingdom (EU Member State(s) from 1973 until 2020), Greece (EU Member State(s) since 1981), Spain and Portugal (EU Member State(s) since 1986), Austria, Finland, and Sweden (EU Member State(s) since 1995), Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia (EU Member State(s) since 2004), Romania and Bulgaria (EU Member State(s) since 2007), Croatia (EU Member State(s) since 2013).

Germany Exports of iron and steel to United States was US$908.61 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports of iron and steel to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

Germany Exports to Russia was US$5.51 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports to Russia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

Germany Motor Vehicle Exports: Car data was reported at 281,200.000 Unit in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 254,200.000 Unit for Jan 2025. Germany Motor Vehicle Exports: Car data is updated monthly, averaging 316,590.000 Unit from Jul 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 296 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 440,651.000 Unit in Nov 2017 and a record low of 22,680.000 Unit in Apr 2020. Germany Motor Vehicle Exports: Car data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Motor Transport Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA018: Motor Vehicle Exports: The German Association of the Automotive Industry.