Facts about German
foreign trade Facts about German foreign trade
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Facts about German foreign trade
Foreign Trade Figures in 2014
Exports Imports Net foreign
demand
Total Goods Services Total Goods Services Total
in billion EUR
1 333.19 1 118.46 214.72 1 136.81 888.40 248.41 196.38
Year-on-year change
in % in billion EUR
3.9 3.7 4.9 2.1 2.3 1.2 27.0
in % of GDP
45.7 38.4 7.4 39.0 30.5 8.5 6.7
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany
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In 2014, Germany maintained its position as the world’s third largest exporter (behind China, USA), and third largest importer (behind USA, China).
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Germany’s share of world trade (exports and imports in USD) increased to 7.2% in 2014. China’s world trade shares were 11.3% (2013: 11.1%) and the shares of the USA were 10.7% (2013: 10.4%).
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The export ratio (i.e. exports’ percentage share of GDP) increased slightly to 39.0% in 2014 and the import ratio fell to 31.6%. The “degree of openness”
(imports plus exports in relation to GDP) was 84.8%.
The growing share of foreign value added in German gross exports of up to 26 % in 2011 (1995: 15 %) high- lights Germany’s increased embeddedness in global value chains.
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Trade surplus increased to €196.4 billion in 2014, i.e.
6.7% in relation to GDP (2013: 6.0%). However, the trade surplus contributed only 0.4 percentage points to GDP growth (GDP +1.6%).
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In 2014, the current account, comprising the balances of cross-border trade in goods (trade balance), cross- border trade in services (services balance), cross-border payments arising from employment and assets (income balance) and current transfers featured a surplus of
€229 billion or 7.9% of GDP.
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The European countries were Germany’s main trad- ing partners again, having received 68.0% of German exports and totalling 71.0% of German imports. Trade within the EU accounted for 58.0% of exports and for 58.2% of imports. The shares of trade with the euro area amounted to 36.6% of exports and 38.3% of imports.
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The leading sales markets for German goods outside the EU were the USA (8.5%) and China (6.6%). In the first half of 2015, the USA (9.4%) overtook France (9.0%) as the biggest sales market for German exports (8.5%
and 9.0%, respectively in 2014). The leading suppliers from outside the EU were also China (8.8%) and the USA (5.4%).
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The largest shares of exports represented vehicles and vehicle parts (18.1%), machinery (14.8%), chemi- cal products (9.6%) and computer/electronic equip- ment (7.9%). The main imported goods were com- puter/electronic equipment (9.9%), cars and car parts (9.6%) and petroleum and natural gas (8.4%).
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Germany recorded a trade surplus in the trade of goods of €213.60 billion (up €18.65 billion from 2013).
A total of €121.33 billion (+€11.32 billion) was with
other EU countries, of which €63.20 billion (+€1.28
billion) came from the euro area. Exports to the EU
worth €648.45 billion (of which €413.75 billion went
to the euro area) contrasted with imports worth
€527.12 billion (euro area: €350.55 billion).
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Only a bit more than half (56.8%) of the total Ger- man trade surplus is explained by the export surplus in relation to the other EU-28-countries. Nearly a third of the surplus (29.6%) can be attributed to the euro area.
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Germany recorded the largest trade surplus in rela- tion to the USA (+€46.7 billion or 16.3%), the United Kingdom (+€40.6 billion or 14.2%), France (+€33.9 billion or 11.8%), Austria (+€19.6 billion or 6.8%) and the United Arab Emirates (+€10.6 billion or 3.7%).
Germany’s highest deficits in the trade of goods were with the Netherlands (-€15.1 billion or 5.2%), Norway (-€9.3 billion or 3.2%), Russia (-€9.1 billion or 3.2%), the People’s Republic of China (-€5.5 billion or 1.9%) and Vietnam (-€4.1 billion or 1.4%).
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As in previous years, the German surplus on trade in goods was opposed by a deficit on trade in services of €33.7 billion (2013: €40.9 billion). According to World Bank data, Germany (USD 581.2 billion) was the second largest market for trade in services (exports plus imports), following the USA (USD 1,151.6 billion).
The share of services in the value added of gross export values of goods was 50.71% in 2011 (12.8 per- centage points thereof were added from abroad).
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A quarter of total employment depends directly or indirectly on exports (1995: 16.6%).
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One third of final domestic demand is covered by
imports (import dependency ratio of 34.1%). The
share of imported upstream goods was similarly
around one third (29.2%). The bulk of German
imports, though, stems from European neighbour
countries.
Exports and imports in current prices
Year Exports Imports Net exports
Total Goods Services Total Goods Services Total
memorandum items vis-à-vis EU
member states
vis-à-vis third countries
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Billion EUR
2008 1113.329 948.735 164.594 960.269 764.211 196.058 153.06 132.032 21.028
2009 930.04 770.393 159.647 808.518 629.218 179.3 121.522 92.261 29.261
2010 1090.085 918.34 171.745 955.982 757.196 198.786 134.103 95.038 39.065
2011 1211.489 1030.111 181.378 1079.344 866.676 212.668 132.145 86.155 45.99
2012 1266.924 1070.956 195.968 1099.204 870.987 228.217 167.72 79.951 87.769
2013 1283.139 1078.485 204.654 1113.732 868.17 245.562 169.407 66.408 102.999
2014 1333.186 1118.464 214.722 1136.805 888.395 248.41 196.381 85.075 111.306
Year-on-year change
in % in billion EUR
2008 3.0 2.4 6.8 5.1 5.4 3.7 -14.1
2009 -16.5 -18.8 -3.0 -15.8 -17.7 -8.5 -31.5 -39.771 8.233
2010 17.2 19.2 7.6 18.2 20.3 10.9 12.6 2.777 9.804
2011 11.1 12.2 5.6 12.9 14.5 7.0 -2.0 -8.883 6.925
2012 4.6 4.0 8.0 1.8 0.5 7.3 35.6 -6.204 41.779
2013 1.3 0.7 4.4 1.3 -0.3 7.6 1.7 -13.543 15.230
2014 3.9 3.7 4.9 2.1 2.3 1.2 27.0 18.667 8.307
in % of GDP
2008 43.5 37.0 6.4 37.5 29.8 7.7 6.0 5.2 0.8
2009 37.8 31.3 6.5 32.9 25.6 7.3 4.9 3.8 1.2
2010 42.3 35.6 6.7 37.1 29.3 7.7 5.2 3.7 1.5
2011 44.8 38.1 6.7 39.9 32.1 7.9 4.9 3.2 1.7
2012 46.0 38.9 7.1 39.9 31.6 8.3 6.1 2.9 3.2
2013 45.5 38.2 7.3 39.5 30.8 8.7 6.0 2.4 3.7
2014 45.7 38.4 7.4 39.0 30.5 8.5 6.7 2.9 3.8
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Ranking of the 10 largest trade nations (goods) in 2014
Exports Imports
Ranking Country bln. USD Share in % Ranking Country bln. USD Share in %
1 PR China 2,342.31 12.30 1 USA 2,412.55 12.60
2 USA 1,620.53 8.50 2 PR China 1,959.36 10.32
3 Germany 1,507.59 7.90 3 Germany 1,215.65 6.41
4 Japan 683.85 3.65 4 Japan 822.25 4.33
5 Netherlands 672.13 3.50 5 United Kingdom 683.98 3.60
6 France 582.59 3.11 6 France 677.70 3.50
7 South Korea 572.66 3.00 7 Hongkong 600.61 3.10
8 Italy 528.74 2.82 8 Netherlands 587.59 3.10
9 Hongkong 524.13 2.79 9 South Korea 525.51 2.77
10 United Kingdom 505.84 2.70 10 Canada 475.00 2.50
memorandum item: memorandum item:
EU 28 6,160.46 33.30 EU 28 6,137.59 32.90
Thereof: EU-Extra trade 3,900.23 20.50 Thereof: EU-Extra trade 3,900.23 20.40
EU-Intra Trade 2,262.00 11.90 EU-Intra Trade 2,232.00 11.70
Source: WTO
Figure 1: Shares of world trade (goods) – Exports and Imports on a US-Dollar basis in % of total world trade
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Source: WTO; own calculations
1989
1985 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014
Germany USA China
United Kingdom France
India Brazil Italy
Netherlands Japan
Figure 2: Gross domestic product and contributions to growth in percentage points
Source: Bundesbank; own calculations
Gross domestic product (year-on-year-change) Domestic Use
Net foreign demand
-7 -5 -1
-3 0 1 3 5
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1.7
0.8 1.8
2.0 2.0 3.0
1.7
0.0 -0.7
1.2 0.7
3.7 3.3
1.1
-5.6 4.1
3.7
0.4 0.3 1.6
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations
Net trade Net trade vis-a-vis Euro Area Net trade vis-a-vis Non-EU countries
Net trade vis-a-vis EU 28
0 50 100 150 200 250
2005 2006 2007 2008
2003 2004 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Figure 4: Degree of openness – Exports plus imports in relation to GDP in 2014 – in percent
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Source: DG ECFIN/AMECO; World Bank/WDI; own calculations 1 Data for 2013
Belgium
NetherlandsSwitzerlandDenmark Austria Germany EU 28 Canada France United Kingdom
Italy Russia
1
India China Japan USA Brazil
Figure 5: Share of domestic and foreign value added in German gross final exports in million US-Dollar
Source: OECD; own calculations
0 400
200 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600
Goods (domestic)
1995 2000 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011
Services (domestic) Goods (foreign) Services (foreign)
41 % 8 %7 %
44 %
41 % 10 %10 %
39 %
41 % 11 % 10 %
38 %
39 % 12 % 12 %
36 %
42 % 10 % 12 %
36 %
39 % 12 % 11 %
38 %
38 % 13 % 13 %
37 %
Figure 6: Global revenue of trade in services 2013 in billion US-Dollar
Source: World Bank; own calculations
0 200 400 600 800 1.000 1.200
Spain Ireland India Singapore Japan France United Kingdom China Germany USA
Figure 7: Regional share of German trade (exports) – 2000 and 2014 in percent
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations
0 20
10 5 15 25 30 35 40 45 50
0 3 6 9 12 15
Export 2000
Euro Area Europe
(without Euro Area)
Asia NAFTA
Middle East and Northern Africa
America (without NAFTA)
Australia andOceania Sub-Saharan-Africa
Export 2014 Brazil China India Russia South Africa
Export 2000 Export 2014
Figure 8: Country groups' share of German trade (exports) – 2000 and 2014 in percent
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations
0 30
10 20 40 50 60 70 80 90
Export 2000 Export 2014
EU 28 OECD G20 G7 BRICS
Figure 9: Regional share of German trade (imports) – 2000 and 2014 in percent
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations
0 20
10 5 15 25 30 35 40 45 50
0 3 6 9 12 15 18
Import 2000
Euro Area Europe
(without Euro Area)
Asia NAFTA
Middle East and Norhtern Africa
America (without NAFTA)
Australia andOceania Sub-Saharan-Africa
Import 2014 Brazil China India Russia South Africa
Import 2000 Import 2014
Figure 10: Country groups' share of German trade (imports) – 2000 and 2014 in percent
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations
0 30
10 20 40 50 60 70 80 90
Import 2000 Import 2014
EU 28 OECD G20 G7 BRICS
Figure 11: Exports of the 10 most important groups of goods in 2014
in billion Euro
Share in total goods exports
3.6 % 4.4 % 4.4 % 4.5 % 5.5 % 6.1 % 7.9 % 9.6 % 14.8 % 18.1 %
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations these groups of goods constitute over 50 % of German Exports
0 50 100 150 200 250
Rubber and plastic goods Food and fodder Other vehicles Metals Pharmaceutical and related products Electronic equipment Computers/electronical and optical equipment Chemical products Machinery Vehicles and vehicle parts
Figure 12: Imports of the 10 most important groups of goods in 2014
in billion Euro
Share in total goods imports
4.0 % 4.5 % 4.6 % 5.3 % 5.6 % 7.8 % 8.2 % 8.4 % 9.6 % 9.9 %
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations these groups of goods constitute over 50 % of German Exports
0 20 40 60 80 100
Other vehicles Pharmaceutical and related products Food and fodder Electronic equipment Metals Machinery Chemical products Petroleum and natrual gas Vehicles and vehicle parts Computers/electronical and optical equipment
Figure 13: Exports and imports in 2014 by regions
Euro Area 36.6 %
EU without Euro Area 21.4 % EU without Euro Area 19.9 %
Europe without EU (including CHE, RUS, TUR) 10.0 %
Europe without EU (including CHE, RUS, TUR) 12.8 % Africa 2.0 %
USA 8.5 % USA 5.3 %
America without USA 3.5 %
Asia without China 10.3 %
China 6.6 %
Asia without China 9.8 %
China 8.7 % Australia/Oceania 0.8 %
Exports
Euro Area 38.3 %
Africa 2.2 % America without USA 2.7 %
Australia/Oceania 0.3 %
Imports
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations
Total: 1,123.75 billion Euro Total: 910.14 billion Euro
Figure 14: Exports and imports in main industrial groupings 2014
Exports Imports
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany; own calculations
Total: 1,123.75 billion Euro Total: 910.14 billion Euro
Energy 2.1 % Other Goods 4.5 %
Intermediate Goods 30.6 %
Capital Goods 44.8 % Non-Durable
Consumer Goods 14.3 %
Durable Consumer Goods 2.8 %
Non-Durable Consumer Goods 16.1 % Durable Consumer
Goods 4.1 % Agricultural Goods 0.9 %
Energy 12.1 %
Other Goods 5.5 %
Intermediate Goods 29.6 %
Capital Goods 29.5 % Agricultural Goods 3.2 %
Ranking of Germany’s foreign trade partners (2014)
Pos. Exports Pos. Imports
Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share in %
1 France 100 579 839 9.0 1 Netherlands 87 795 745 9.6
2 USA 95 927 767 8.5 2 People's Republic China 79 827 991 8.8
3 United Kingdom 79 163 103 7.0 3 France 66 713 584 7.3
4 People's Republic China 74 368 812 6.6 4 USA 49 206 546 5.4
5 Netherlands 72 736 226 6.5 5 Italy 48 521 984 5.3
6 Austria 55 807 244 5.0 6 Poland 39 648 111 4.4
7 Italy 54 239 985 4.8 7 Belgium 39 506 787 4.3
8 Poland 47 691 570 4.2 8 Switzerland 39 391 982 4.3
9 Switzerland 46 202 316 4.1 9 United Kingdom 38 544 740 4.2
10 Belgium 42 005 195 3.7 10 Russian Federation 38 321 709 4.2
11 Spain 34 820 250 3.1 11 Czech Republic 36 760 213 4.0
12 Czech Republic 33 469 139 3.0 12 Austria 36 217 507 4.0
13 Russian Federation 29 223 440 2.6 13 Spain 24 804 483 2.7
14 Sweden 21 463 982 1.9 14 Hungary 21 971 966 2.4
15 Hungary 19 832 011 1.8 15 Japan 19 006 631 2.1
16 Turkey 19 246 160 1.7 16 Norway 17 780 856 2.0
17 Japan 16 909 803 1.5 17 Sweden 14 026 281 1.5
18 Denmark 16 782 855 1.5 18 Turkey 13 389 261 1.5
19 Republic of Korea 15 615 619 1.4 19 Slovakia 12 833 957 1.4
20 United Arab Emirates 11 364 113 1.0 20 Denmark 11 831 711 1.3
21 Slovakia 11 250 535 1.0 21 Romania 10 216 840 1.1
22 Romania 10 759 292 1.0 22 Brazil 9 067 367 1.0
23 Brazil 10 384 462 0.9 23 Ireland 8 870 092 1.0
24 Mexico 9 062 785 0.8 24 Republic of Korea 8 013 330 0.9
25 India 8 893 963 0.8 25 Finland 7 279 302 0.8
26 Saudi Arabia 8 879 772 0.8 26 Taiwan 7 134 176 0.8
27 Finland 8 767 792 0.8 27 India 7 087 083 0.8
28 Canada 8 627 891 0.8 28 Malaysia 6 145 265 0.7
29 Norway 8 464 784 0.8 29 Vietnam 6 049 690 0.7
30 South Africa 8 299 082 0.7 30 Portugal 5 205 651 0.6
31 Australia 7 795 701 0.7 31 Singapore 4 985 222 0.5
32 Portugal 7 093 573 0.6 32 South Africa 4 901 193 0.5
33 Taiwan 6 876 448 0.6 33 Slovenia 4 820 213 0.5
34 Singapore 6 289 387 0.6 34 Thailand 4 653 402 0.5
35 Hong Kong 5 875 452 0.5 35 Kazakhstan 4 445 074 0.5
36 Luxembourg 5 339 968 0.5 36 Nigeria 3 980 754 0.4
37 Ireland 5 209 787 0.5 37 Bangladesh 3 810 461 0.4
38 Greece 4 854 010 0.4 38 Canada 3 759 025 0.4
39 Malaysia 4 793 200 0.4 39 Mexico 3 681 984 0.4
40 Slovenia 4 100 568 0.4 40 Indonesia 3 601 130 0.4
41 Israel 4 042 112 0.4 41 Luxembourg 3 041 232 0.3
42 Thailand 3 909 074 0.3 42 Philippines 2 731 451 0.3
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Ranking of Germany’s foreign trade partners (2014)
continuationPos. Exports Pos. Imports
Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share in %
43 Ukraine 3 579 586 0.3 43 Bulgaria 2 589 324 0.3
44 Bulgaria 3 282 561 0.3 44 Algeria 2 524 620 0.3
45 Indonesia 2 950 726 0.3 45 Azerbaijan 2 388 803 0.3
46 Egypt 2 864 918 0.3 46 Australia 2 034 952 0.2
47 Algeria 2 604 521 0.2 47 Greece 1 746 449 0.2
48 Lithuania 2 564 794 0.2 48 Libya 1 724 020 0.2
49 Argentina 2 438 880 0.2 49 Israel 1 669 909 0.2
50 Islamic Republic of Iran 2 380 825 0.2 50 Ukraine 1 628 696 0.2
51 Croatia 2 248 368 0.2 51 Tunisia 1 615 370 0.2
52 Chile 2 113 285 0.2 52 Argentina 1 605 035 0.2
53 Qatar 2 097 526 0.2 53 Lithuania 1 599 513 0.2
54 Philippines 2 033 038 0.2 54 Former Yugoslavian Rep. of Macedonia 1 562 126 0.2
55 Vietnam 1 975 694 0.2 55 Egypt 1 527 960 0.2
56 Belarus 1 795 704 0.2 56 Chile 1 524 830 0.2
57 Colombia 1 791 322 0.2 57 Hong Kong 1 513 890 0.2
58 Estonia 1 718 253 0.2 58 Colombia 1 476 135 0.2
59 Kazakhstan 1 717 489 0.2 59 Pakistan 1 271 447 0.1
60 Morocco 1 700 138 0.2 60 Serbia 1 260 338 0.1
61 Serbia 1 687 992 0.2 61 Peru 1 132 733 0.1
62 Latvia 1 515 317 0.1 62 Saudi Arabia 1 105 080 0.1
63 Kuwait 1 422 226 0.1 63 Croatia 977 713 0.1
64 Nigeria 1 375 368 0.1 64 Cambodia 958 260 0.1
65 Tunisia 1 311 566 0.1 65 Morocco 907 540 0.1
66 Iraq 1 149 810 0.1 66 Ivory Coast 892 722 0.1
67 New Zeeland 1 078 518 0.1 67 United Arab Emirates 748 095 0.1
68 Peru 911 523 0.1 68 Qatar 678 347 0.1
69 Pakistan 804 374 0.1 69 Latvia 642 468 0.1
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 785 488 0.1 70 New Zeeland 586 077 0.1
71 Azerbaijan 778 926 0.1 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 548 295 0.1
72 Lebanon 771 106 0.1 72 Ecuador 542 788 0.1
73 Venezuela 691 840 0.1 73 Estonia 528 742 0.1
74 Oman 691 685 0.1 74 Belarus 517 570 0.1
75 Jordan 683 794 0.1 75 Costa Rica 489 839 0.1
76 Former Yugoslavian Rep. of Macedonia 678 757 0.1 76 Sri Lanka 481 676 0.1
77 Liechtenstein 609 344 0.1 77 Iceland 474 345 0.1
78 Malta 577 896 0.1 78 Liechtenstein 461 341 0.1
79 Bangladesh 575 294 0.1 79 Iraq 438 047 0.0
80 Cyprus 571 705 0.1 80 Honduras 334 476 0.0
81 Marshall Islands 569 298 0.1 81 Malta 329 512 0.0
82 Libya 536 677 0.0 82 Islamic Republic of Iran 295 892 0.0
83 Uzbekistan 496 295 0.0 83 Papua New Guinea 294 339 0.0
Ranking of Germany’s foreign trade partners (2014)
continuationPos. Exports Pos. Imports
Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share in %
85 Uruguay 413 498 0.0 85 Ghana 204 770 0.0
86 Ecuador 411 554 0.0 86 Ethopia 185 253 0.0
87 Georgia 374 429 0.0 87 Dominican Republic 183 381 0.0
88 Bahrain 374 024 0.0 88 Trinidad and Tobago 177 676 0.0
89 Angola 372 581 0.0 89 United Republic of Tanzania 162 771 0.0
90 Liberia 332 445 0.0 90 Namibia 158 059 0.0
91 Republic of Moldova 323 688 0.0 91 Paraguay 148 149 0.0
92 Kenya 315 799 0.0 92 Kenya 144 206 0.0
93 Iceland 307 165 0.0 93 Republic of Moldova 139 467 0.0
94 Turkmenistan 274 721 0.0 94 Turkmenistan 138 757 0.0
95 Ghana 263 939 0.0 95 Kuwait 136 821 0.0
96 El Salvador 241 794 0.0 96 Angola 130 089 0.0
97 Ethopia 236 847 0.0 97 Madagascar 126 867 0.0
98 Sri Lanka 217 847 0.0 98 Guatemala 121 884 0.0
99 Guatemala 209 061 0.0 99 Venezuela 120 904 0.0
100 Yemen 204 731 0.0 100 Mozambique 120 804 0.0
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Ranking of Germany’s foreign trade partners (2014)
Pos. Turnover Pos. Foreign trade balance (surplus) Pos. Foreign trade balance (deficit) Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share in %
1 France 167 293 423 8.2 1 USA + 46 721 221 16.3 1 Netherlands - 15 059 519 - 5.2
2 Netherlands 160 531 971 7.9 2 United Kingdom + 40 618 363 14.2 2 Norway - 9 316 072 - 3.2 3 People's Republic
China 154 196 803 7.6 3 France + 33 866 255 11.8 3 Russian Federation - 9 098 269 - 3.2
4 USA 145 134 313 7.1 4 Austria + 19 589 737 6.8 4 People’s Republic
China - 5 459 179 - 1.9
5 United Kingdom 117 707 843 5.8 5 United Arab Emirates + 10 616 018 3.7 5 Vietnam - 4 073 996 - 1.4
6 Italy 102 761 969 5.1 6 Spain + 10 015 767 3.5 6 Ireland - 3 660 305 - 1.3
7 Austria 92 024 751 4.5 7 Poland + 8 043 459 2.8 7 Czech Republic - 3 291 074 - 1.1
8 Poland 87 339 681 4.3 8 Saudi Arabia + 7 774 692 2.7 8 Bangladesh - 3 235 167 - 1.1
9 Switzerland 85 594 298 4.2 9 Republic of Korea + 7 602 289 2.6 9 Kazakhstan - 2 727 585 - 1.0 10 Belgium 81 511 982 4.0 10 Sweden + 7 437 701 2.6 10 Nigeria - 2 605 386 - 0.9 11 Czech Republic 70 229 352 3.5 11 Switzerland + 6 810 334 2.4 11 Hungary - 2 139 955 - 0.7 12 Russian Federation 67 545 149 3.3 12 Turkey + 5 856 899 2.0 12 Japan - 2 096 828 - 0.7 13 Spain 59 624 733 2.9 13 Australia + 5 760 749 2.0 13 Azerbaijan - 1 609 877 - 0.6 14 Hungary 41 803 977 2.1 14 Italy + 5 718 001 2.0 14 Slovakia - 1 583 422 - 0.6
15 Japan 35 916 434 1.8 15 Mexico + 5 380 801 1.9 15 Malaysia - 1 352 065 - 0.5
16 Sweden 35 490 263 1.7 16 Denmark + 4 951 144 1.7 16 Libyen - 1 187 343 - 0.4
17 Turkey 32 635 421 1.6 17 Canada + 4 868 866 1.7 17 Cambodia - 885 490 - 0.3
18 Denmark 28 614 566 1.4 18 Hong Kong + 4 361 562 1.5 18 Former Yugoslavian
Rep. of Macedonia - 883 369 - 0.3 19 Norway 26 245 640 1.3 19 South Africa + 3 397 889 1.2 19 Ivory Coast - 748 687 - 0.3 20 Slovakia 24 084 492 1.2 20 Greece + 3 107 561 1.1 20 Thailand - 744 328 - 0.3 21 Republic of Korea 23 628 949 1.2 21 Belgium + 2 498 408 0.9 21 Slovenia - 719 645 - 0.3 22 Romania 20 976 132 1.0 22 Israel + 2 372 203 0.8 22 Philippines - 698 413 - 0.2 23 Brazil 19 451 829 1.0 23 Luxembourg + 2 298 736 0.8 23 Indonesia - 650 404 - 0.2 24 Finland 16 047 094 0.8 24 Islamic Republic of
Iran + 2 084 933 0.7 24 Pakistan - 467 073 - 0.2
25 India 15 981 046 0.8 25 Ukraine + 1 950 890 0.7 25 Costa Rica - 315 420 - 0.1 26 Ireland 14 079 879 0.7 26 Portugal + 1 887 922 0.7 26 Tunisia - 303 804 - 0.1 27 Taiwan 14 010 624 0.7 27 India + 1 806 880 0.6 27 Papua New Guinea - 265 145 - 0.1 28 South Africa 13 200 275 0.6 28 Finland + 1 488 490 0.5 28 Sri Lanka - 263 829 - 0.1
29 Mexico 12 744 769 0.6 29 Qatar + 1 419 179 0.5 29 Taiwan - 257 728 - 0.1
30 Canada 12 386 916 0.6 30 Egypt + 1 336 958 0.5 30 Peru - 221 210 - 0.1
31 Portugal 12 299 224 0.6 31 Brazil + 1 317 095 0.5 31 Honduras - 208 360 - 0.1 32 United Arab Emirates 12 112 208 0.6 32 Singapore + 1 304 165 0.5 32 Iceland - 167 180 - 0.1 33 Singapore 11 274 609 0.6 33 Kuwait + 1 285 405 0.4 33 Ecuador - 131 234 - 0.0 34 Malaysia 10 938 465 0.5 34 Belarus + 1 278 134 0.4 34 Madagascar - 83 548 - 0.0 35 Saudi Arabia 9 984 852 0.5 35 Croatia + 1 270 655 0.4 35 Malawi - 74 603 - 0.0
36 Australia 9 830 653 0.5 36 Estonia + 1 189 511 0.4 36 Guinea - 69 293 - 0.0
37 Slovenia 8 920 781 0.4 37 Lithuania + 965 281 0.3 37 Trinidad and Tobago - 59 280 - 0.0 38 Thailand 8 562 476 0.4 38 Latvia + 872 849 0.3 38 Equatorial Guinea - 44 792 - 0.0 39 Luxembourg 8 381 200 0.4 39 Argentina + 833 845 0.3 39 Namibia - 38 957 - 0.0
Ranking of Germany’s foreign trade partners (2014)
continuationPos. Turnover Pos. Foreign trade balance (surplus) Pos. Foreign trade balance (deficit) Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share in %
41 Hong Kong 7 389 342 0.4 41 Lebanon + 726 586 0.3 41 Zimbabwe - 23 608 - 0.0
42 Greece 6 600 459 0.3 42 Iraq + 711 763 0.2 42 Paraguay - 23 155 - 0.0
43 Indonesia 6 551 856 0.3 43 Bulgaria + 693 237 0.2 43 Dominican Republic - 18 679 - 0.0 44 Kazakhstan 6 162 563 0.3 44 Jordan + 666 769 0.2 44 Greenland - 15 143 - 0.0
45 Bulgaria 5 871 885 0.3 45 Oman + 624 735 0.2 45 Mauretania - 14 058 - 0.0
46 Israel 5 712 021 0.3 46 Chile + 588 455 0.2 46 Timor-Leste - 10 432 - 0.0
47 Nigeria 5 356 122 0.3 47 Venezuela + 570 936 0.2 47 Guyana - 5 523 - 0.0
48 Ukraine 5 208 282 0.3 48 Marshall Islands + 569 291 0.2 48 Jamaica - 5 484 - 0.0
49 Algeria 5 129 141 0.3 49 Romania + 542 452 0.2 49 Bhutan - 4 295 - 0.0
50 Philippines 4 764 489 0.2 50 New Zeeland + 492 441 0.2 50 Comoros - 3 872 - 0.0
51 Egypt 4 392 878 0.2 51 Cyprus + 479 060 0.2 51 Vatican City - 1 703 - 0.0
52 Bangladesh 4 385 755 0.2 52 Uzbekistan + 477 579 0.2 52 Greneda - 1 152 - 0.0 53 Lithuania 4 164 307 0.2 53 Serbia + 427 654 0.1 53 St. Barthelemy - 1 095 - 0.0 54 Argentina 4 043 915 0.2 54 Panama + 364 358 0.1 54 Solomon Islands - 1 063 - 0.0
55 Chile 3 638 115 0.2 55 Bahrain + 319 184 0.1 55 St. Helena - 58 - 0.0
56 Colombia 3 267 457 0.2 56 Colombia + 315 187 0.1 56 Palau - 19 - 0.0
57 Croatia 3 226 081 0.2 57 Georgia + 275 583 0.1 57 Tokelau - 17 - 0.0
58 Azerbaijan 3 167 729 0.2 58 Liberia + 264 698 0.1 58
59 Serbia 2 948 330 0.1 59 Malta + 248 384 0.1 59
60 Tunisia 2 926 936 0.1 60 Angola + 242 492 0.1 60
61 Qatar 2 775 873 0.1 61 Bosnia and
Herzegovina + 237 193 0.1 61
62 Islamic Republic of
Iran 2 676 717 0.1 62 El Salvador + 201 754 0.1 62
63 Morocco 2 607 678 0.1 63 Yemen + 199 814 0.1 63
64 Belarus 2 313 274 0.1 64 Republic of Moldova + 184 221 0.1 64
65 Libya 2 260 697 0.1 65 Uruguay + 174 569 0.1 65
66 Estonia 2 246 995 0.1 66 Kenya + 171 593 0.1 66
67 Former Yugoslavian
Rep. of Macedonia 2 240 883 0.1 67 Cayman Islands + 170 475 0.1 67
68 Latvia 2 157 785 0.1 68 Cuba + 158 303 0.1 68
69 Pakistan 2 075 821 0.1 69 Liechtenstein + 148 003 0.1 69
70 Peru 2 044 256 0.1 70 Kosovo + 140 913 0.0 70
71 New Zeeland 1 664 595 0.1 71 Sudan + 140 037 0.0 71
72 Iraq 1 587 857 0.1 72 Turkmenistan + 135 964 0.0 72
73 Kuwait 1 559 047 0.1 73 Brunei Darussalam + 129 528 0.0 73 74 Bosnia and
Herzegovina 1 333 783 0.1 74 British Virgin Islands + 111 910 0.0 74 75 Liechtenstein 1 070 685 0.1 75 Mongolia + 107 583 0.0 75
76 Ivory Coast 1 036 757 0.1 76 Albania + 96 883 0.0 76
77 Cambodia 1 031 030 0.1 77 Cameroon + 96 252 0.0 77
78 Ecuador 954 342 0.0 78 Mali + 95 178 0.0 78
79 Malta 907 408 0.0 79 Afghanistan + 92 738 0.0 79
80 Lebanon 815 626 0.0 80 Guatemala + 87 177 0.0 80
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Ranking of Germany’s foreign trade partners (2014)
continuationPos. Turnover Pos. Foreign trade balance (surplus) Pos. Foreign trade balance (deficit) Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share
in % Country in 1 000
Euro Share in %
81 Venezuela 812 744 0.0 81 Senegal + 83 321 0.0 81
82 Iceland 781 510 0.0 82 Algeria + 79 901 0.0 82
83 Oman 758 635 0.0 83 Republic of Congo + 71 995 0.0 83
84 Jordan 700 819 0.0 84 Kyrgyzstan + 68 962 0.0 84
85 Sri Lanka 699 523 0.0 85 Benin + 68 813 0.0 85
86 Cyprus 664 350 0.0 86 Gabun + 65 154 0.0 86
87 Costa Rica 664 258 0.0 87 Macau + 63 330 0.0 87
88 Uruguay 652 427 0.0 88 Ghana + 59 169 0.0 88
89 Marshall Islands 569 305 0.0 89 Arabic Republic of
Syria + 58 177 0.0 89
90 Uzbekistan 515 011 0.0 90 Botswana + 55 858 0.0 90
91 Angola 502 670 0.0 91 Montenegro + 55 618 0.0 91
92 Georgia 473 275 0.0 92 Sambia + 54 133 0.0 92
93 Panama 471 506 0.0 93 Ethopia + 51 594 0.0 93
94 Ghana 468 709 0.0 94 St. Kitts und Nevis + 51 541 0.0 94 95 Republic of Moldova 463 155 0.0 95 Occupied Palestinian
Territory + 51 139 0.0 95
96 Honduras 460 592 0.0 96 Mauritius + 51 063 0.0 96
97 Kenya 460 005 0.0 97 New Caledonia + 50 493 0.0 97
98 Bahrain 428 864 0.0 98 Gibraltar + 45 359 0.0 98
99 Ethopia 422 100 0.0 99 Democratic Republic
of Congo + 44 057 0.0 99
100 Turkmenistan 413 478 0.0 100 Togo + 43 315 0.0 100
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany
