Germany Current Account Balance

1991 - 2024 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Current Account Balance

  • Germany Current Account recorded a surplus of 16.5 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a surplus of 14.3 USD bn in the previous month.
  • Germany Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 14.3 USD bn.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 35.1 USD bn in May 2024 and a record low of -6.0 USD bn in Aug 2000.
  • CEIC converts monthly Current Account Balance into USD. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Current Account Balance in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 23.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • Germany Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 4.3 USD bn in Dec 2024.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 62.1 USD bn in Sep 2024.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,072.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.

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What was Germany's Current Account Balance in Dec 2024?

Germany Current Account recorded a surplus of 16.5 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a surplus of 14.3 USD bn in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
16,462.0 Dec 2024 14,274.6 Nov 2024 -5,987.8 Aug 2000 35,132.5 May 2024 USD mn monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024

Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -145.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Algeria (USD mn) -2,970.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 1,400.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2024
Armenia (USD mn) -258.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Australia (USD mn) -8,177.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2024
Austria (USD mn) 5,171.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1970 - Mar 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,327.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 395.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) 306.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 1997 - Nov 2024
Belarus (USD mn) -1,726.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Belgium (USD mn) -1,705.2 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2022
Bolivia (USD mn) -175.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -52.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Botswana (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Brazil (USD mn) -8,655.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Brunei (USD mn) -615.1 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn) 351.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 991.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Canada (USD mn) -4,560.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Mar 2023
Chile (USD mn) -3,139.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
China (USD mn) 147,580.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Colombia (USD mn) -2,240.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Croatia (USD mn) -1,465.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -178.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (USD mn) 782.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 5,296.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 1,473.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Egypt (USD mn) -5,909.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 94.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2023
European Union (USD mn) 133,240.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Finland (USD mn) -1,912.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Apr 2023
France (USD mn) -2,303.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Georgia (USD mn) -200.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Germany (USD mn) 16,462.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 1,417.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Greece (USD mn) -3,772.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 15,372.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 746.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2024
Iceland (USD mn) -71.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2023
India (USD mn) -11,156.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1949 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) -1,144.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2024
Iran (USD mn) 14,204.8 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 14,845.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Israel (USD mn) 2,980.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2024
Italy (USD mn) -1,662.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Apr 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) -4,378.2 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 14,232.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Jordan (USD mn) -1,007.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 63.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Kenya (USD mn) -266.0 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 10,079.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) -526.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 12,143.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -1,294.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Laos (USD mn) 64.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 23.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) -227.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 65.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 2,429.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 14,379.7 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 108.9 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2023
Malawi (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,598.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Malta (USD mn) 495.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) -183.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2023
Mexico (USD mn) -14,282.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Moldova (USD mn) -886.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) -521.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) -278.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Morocco (USD mn) -811.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) -629.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Myanmar (USD mn) 295.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Mar 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 267.8 Jan 2025 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jan 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 27,762.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1967 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) -5,231.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1971 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 5,142.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Norway (USD mn) 27,310.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2023
Oman (USD mn) 2,637.2 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 1,504.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -870.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Panama (USD mn) 824.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) -388.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Peru (USD mn) 2,260.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2024
Philippines (USD mn) -2,198.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Poland (USD mn) -554.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
Portugal (USD mn) -276.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 10,114.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Romania (USD mn) -3,074.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 2002 - Dec 2024
Russia (USD mn) -700.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) -8,790.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Serbia (USD mn) -980.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 21,619.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) -1,303.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 359.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) -932.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2023
Spain (USD mn) 1,357.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 303.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Sudan (USD mn) -1,752.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 10,369.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 17,338.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1983 - Mar 2023

Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -36,143.132 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 284,977.075 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 24.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 2,977,160.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,430.883 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 2,930.494 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,407.636 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.950 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) 16,600.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 133,768.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,662,105.086 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,563,086.779 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 50,287,310.837 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 117,167.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 8.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 33,959,292.853 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 39,485,410.781 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 12,080.341 Dec 2024 monthly Sep 1977 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 8,284.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,344.547 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 12,947.837 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Imports cif (EUR mn) 112,323.771 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob (EUR mn) 125,080.953 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob: YoY (%) 0.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports cif: YoY (%) 2.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 113.140 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 129.170 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 16.030 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 9,570,236.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 19,193,096.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 12,545,323.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 14,276,678.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,258,596.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 9,942,246.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 8,446,608.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 4,440,956.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 16,430,085.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 12,277,980.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,720,795.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,543,056.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: China (EUR th) 6,058,582.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 281,200.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2000 - Feb 2025
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 24,437.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 54,496.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 4,266.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 16,462.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -23,269.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 62,073.293 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3,698.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 43,784.072 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 7,116,790.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 146.1 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,596,306.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 55.6 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 604.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 310.516 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,690,638.874 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1957 - Sep 2024
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,071.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 50.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,805,920.004 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,036,552.006 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 36,674.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.789 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 307,853.430 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 6,280,471.610 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.3 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,559,701.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.700 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,402.762 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1970 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 6,848.110 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1955 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,400,633.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 7,718,001.212 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.09 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1949 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 74.35 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -5.3 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2025
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -88.500 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2025
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) 26.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2025
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 87.300 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2024

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