Germany Current Account Balance

1991 - 2026 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Current Account Balance

  • Germany Current Account recorded a surplus of 16.2 USD bn in Mar 2026, compared with a surplus of 21.0 USD bn in the previous month.
  • Germany Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Mar 2026, with an averaged value of 17.6 USD bn.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 33.3 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of -6.4 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) increased by 24.8 USD bn in Mar 2026.
  • Germany Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 51.4 USD bn in Mar 2026.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 100.6 USD bn in Mar 2026.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,310.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.

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What was Germany's Current Account Balance in Mar 2026?

Germany Current Account recorded a surplus of 16.2 USD bn in Mar 2026, compared with a surplus of 21.0 USD bn in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
16,191.4 Mar 2026 20,964.0 Feb 2026 -6,440.0 Aug 2000 33,252.5 Mar 2018 USD mn monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026

Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -298.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Algeria (USD mn) -2,970.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 2,294.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -633.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Australia (USD mn) -13,844.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) -2,343.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 474.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 831.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) -262.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1997 - Jan 2026
Belarus (USD mn) 13.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Belgium (USD mn) -1,678.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) -190.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -265.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (USD mn) -6,036.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Brunei (USD mn) 589.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) -930.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) -1,880.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Canada (USD mn) -7,027.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1957 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) 1,268.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
China (USD mn) 243,821.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Colombia (USD mn) -3,912.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -1,465.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -292.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 1,414.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 6,659.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 1,979.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -6,215.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -92.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 121,364.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Finland (USD mn) 58.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
France (USD mn) -1,357.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Georgia (USD mn) -272.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Germany (USD mn) 16,191.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (USD mn) 4,666.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Greece (USD mn) -1,510.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 12,069.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 374.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Dec 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -644.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) -13,172.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1949 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) -2,541.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Iran (USD mn) 13,232.0 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 22,116.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Israel (USD mn) 3,437.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Italy (USD mn) 4,005.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) -661.2 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Japan (USD mn) 29,402.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -859.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) -1,790.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2026
Kenya (USD mn) -386.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 37,327.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) -456.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 8,835.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -1,813.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Laos (USD mn) 308.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -209.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -958.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 467.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Luxembourg (USD mn) -54.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 16,687.2 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 37.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 493.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Malta (USD mn) 650.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) -330.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 2,325.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -1,099.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 92.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 69.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -1,453.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -934.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 728.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
Nepal (USD mn) 1,345.6 Jan 2026 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 15,020.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1967 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) -2,045.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1971 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 1,397.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Norway (USD mn) 21,146.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2025
Oman (USD mn) 3,068.7 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) -458.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -337.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Panama (USD mn) 93.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -663.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Peru (USD mn) 5,276.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -379.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Poland (USD mn) -1,171.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Portugal (USD mn) 135.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
Qatar (USD mn) 4,981.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Romania (USD mn) -2,745.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 2002 - Feb 2026
Russia (USD mn) 1,600.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) -8,235.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -410.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Mar 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 31,041.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) -470.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Slovenia (USD mn) 521.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) -1,131.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 4,781.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2026
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -133.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Sudan (USD mn) -1,008.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 8,300.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 12,320.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Jun 2025

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -59,276.118 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 314,507.152 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,330,957.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,798.121 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,991.688 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,599.816 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.600 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) 16,468.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 156,897.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,279,159.417 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,970,902.063 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 54,214,028.985 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 140,429.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,738,204.645 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 41,845,878.903 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 14,112.465 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1977 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9,280.271 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1990 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,750.041 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 16,030.192 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 352,400.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - Apr 2026
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 11,620,816.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,598,512.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,666,502.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,830,479.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,669,527.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 21,149,954.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,162,150.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 7,351,707.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,460,033.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 13,771,633.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,312,705.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,147,437.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Exports: China (EUR th) 5,708,763.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Imports cif (EUR mn) 130,431.733 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob (EUR mn) 150,266.787 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob: YoY (%) 1.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Imports cif: YoY (%) 0.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 135.760 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 121.510 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 14.250 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 25,022.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Feb 2026
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 70,143.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Feb 2026
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 51,426.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 16,191.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 24,810.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 100,626.507 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 7.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -2,021.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 102,647.559 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 7,936,265.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 151.3 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,873,834.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 54.8 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 585.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 243.613 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,316,908.054 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Dec 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,377.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 36,406.381 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 34,336.677 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 23,662.388 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 21,225.006 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,376,962.404 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,674,349.917 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,785.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.737 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 499,892.328 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,241,419.548 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1998 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,560.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,222.373 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,554,105.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,825,953.104 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.44 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1949 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 72.66 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 2.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -15.483 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -9.400 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) -10.200 May 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - May 2026
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -77.800 May 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - May 2026
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 88.300 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2026

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