Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

1991 - 2026 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 0.737 % in Mar 2026
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 0.713 % for Dec 2025
  • Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.070 % from Dec 1991 to Mar 2026, with 138 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.484 % in Sep 1992 and a record low of 0.703 % in Sep 2025
  • Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in EUR. Statistisches Bundesamt provides Nominal GDP in EUR. Germany joined the Euro Area on January 1st, 1999 with fixed conversion rate of 1 EUR = 1.95583 DEM. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to Q4 1998 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

View Germany's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 1991 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Germany's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Mar 2026?

Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 0.737 % in Mar 2026 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.737 Mar 2026 0.713 Dec 2025 0.703 Sep 2025 5.484 Sep 1992 % quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.279 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.670 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 18.421 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Australia (%) 2.121 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1969 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 0.849 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 17.002 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 7.773 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 May 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - May 2026
Belarus (%) 5.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 0.895 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.773 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 17.531 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 13.137 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 5.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2026
Bulgaria (%) 28.561 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - May 2026
Canada (%) 4.237 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 12.678 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
China (%) 6.200 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Apr 2026
Colombia (%) 13.303 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.691 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 41.263 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 18.898 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 4.648 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 7.451 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 3.901 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 1.857 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Finland (%) 3.221 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
France (%) 0.965 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 12.250 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 0.737 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 5.420 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 1.417 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.609 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2000 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 18.531 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Iceland (%) 17.102 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
India (%) 3.000 May 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - May 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Ireland (%) 0.644 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 34.817 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
Italy (%) 2.062 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1980 - Mar 2026
Jordan (%) 26.350 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.188 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 May 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - May 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.586 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 22.581 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.780 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Laos (%) 8.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2026
Latvia (%) 8.882 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (%) 9.106 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.415 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) 0.048 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 56.396 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 25.436 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 51.098 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 11.998 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 28.733 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Mongolia (%) 22.945 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 22.409 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 23.122 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Apr 2026 monthly May 2011 - Apr 2026
Nepal (%) 4.000 May 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - May 2026
Netherlands (%) 0.914 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1999 - Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 9.623 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.055 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 14.273 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 15.503 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 May 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - May 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) 15.863 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 6.239 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 18.265 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 23.880 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1990 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) 5.000 May 2026 monthly May 1986 - May 2026
Poland (%) 18.281 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 3.096 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) 17.652 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 16.227 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 15.452 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 36.471 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Serbia (%) 25.716 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 65.459 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2000 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 7.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 1.935 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 11.605 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) 3.424 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 6.521 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 83.208 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -42,574.620 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 302,989.732 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
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) 16,960.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 159,781.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 3.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Apr 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) 142,820.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Apr 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) 10,024.329 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1990 - Apr 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
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: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,162,150.000 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
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,460,033.000 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
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 13,771,633.000 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
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) 136.600 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Apr 2026
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 122.100 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Apr 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 14.500 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Apr 2026
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 230,700.000 May 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - May 2026
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 40,443.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Mar 2026
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 75,658.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Mar 2026
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8,139.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Apr 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 15,615.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -7,741.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Apr 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 101,119.451 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 7.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -2,023.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 103,143.143 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) 9,390.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 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) 3,438,356.364 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,764,319.819 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 38,526.7 May 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.737 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 489,325.575 May 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - May 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,399,165.787 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 1998 - Apr 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) 7,191.533 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,554,105.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,984,158.343 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.65 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1949 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 72.27 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
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) 86.700 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Apr 2026

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