Germany Total Imports Growth

1951 - 2026 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Total Imports Growth

  • Germany Total Imports grew 7.2 % YoY in Mar 2026, compared with an increase of 1.7 % YoY in the previous month
  • Germany Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1951 to Mar 2026, with an averaged rate of 9.5 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 73.7 % in Feb 1951 and a record low of -23.5 % in Jul 2009

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. Federal Statistics Office Germany provides Total Imports, CIF, in EUR. Total Imports Growth prior to January 1990 covers West Germany only and prior to January 1960 excludes Saarland.


Further information about Germany Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Germany Total Imports recorded 140.4 USD bn in Mar 2026
  • Total Exports reached 156.9 USD bn in Mar 2026, which registered an increase of 1.9 % year on year
  • Germany Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 16.5 USD bn in Mar 2026

View Germany's Total Imports Growth from Jan 1951 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

Germany Total Imports Growth

What was Germany's Total Imports Growth in Mar 2026?

Germany Total Imports grew 7.2 % YoY in Mar 2026, compared with an increase of 1.7 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.2 Mar 2026 1.7 Feb 2026 -23.5 Jul 2009 73.7 Feb 1951 % monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) -1.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
Armenia (%) 26.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Australia (%) 20.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1972 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) -1.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1954 - Feb 2026
Azerbaijan (%) -7.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Bahrain (%) 17.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) -13.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1987 - Feb 2026
Belarus (%) 11.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Belgium (%) -6.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
Bolivia (%) 32.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 6.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Botswana (%) 42.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Brazil (%) 6.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2026
Brunei (%) -30.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2026
Bulgaria (%) 8.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Cambodia (%) 25.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Canada (%) 2.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2026
Chile (%) 11.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 7.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2026
Croatia (%) -3.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Cyprus (%) 5.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Czech Republic (%) 3.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) -4.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Ecuador (%) 1.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2026
Egypt (%) 24.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1995 - Feb 2026
Estonia (%) 6.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
European Union (%) -3.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Finland (%) 5.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
France (%) 1.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 4.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Germany (%) 7.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1951 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 12.6 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2006 - Feb 2026
Greece (%) 0.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 41.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 8.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Iceland (%) 1.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2026
India (%) 0.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2026
Indonesia (%) 1.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Mar 2026
Iran (%) 8.2 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Ireland (%) -5.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Israel (%) 0.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2026
Italy (%) -1.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
Ivory Coast (%) -0.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
Japan (%) 6.2 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1996 - Mar 2026
Jordan (%) 6.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1973 - Feb 2026
Kazakhstan (%) 15.2 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Feb 2026
Kenya (%) 11.0 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1999 - Feb 2026
South Korea (%) 16.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1967 - Apr 2026
Kosovo (%) 6.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Kuwait (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) -9.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Laos (%) 22.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Latvia (%) 7.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
Lebanon (%) 32.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
Lithuania (%) -5.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 0.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 3.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 10.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Malaysia (%) 9.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) -9.5 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1995 - Feb 2026
Mauritius (%) 7.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Mexico (%) 19.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 11.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Mongolia (%) 8.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) 6.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Morocco (%) -0.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Mozambique (%) 38.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 91.5 Mar 2026 monthly Aug 2004 - Mar 2026
Netherlands (%) -5.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
New Zealand (%) 9.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1961 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (%) 9.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 5.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 38.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.8 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) 20.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
Panama (%) -10.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Paraguay (%) 27.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Peru (%) 13.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Philippines (%) 12.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 2.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Portugal (%) 11.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) -42.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Romania (%) -3.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Russia (%) 16.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia (%) 6.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Serbia (%) 15.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Singapore (%) 35.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) -1.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 10.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
South Africa (%) 5.5 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) -1.1 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1977 - Feb 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 30.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 2026
Sudan (%) 17.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Sweden (%) 5.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 4.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2026

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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
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 20,598,512.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 11,620,816.000 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: 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: 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: 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
Exports fob (EUR mn) 150,266.787 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Imports cif (EUR mn) 130,431.733 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
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 121.510 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 135.760 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 14.250 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Mar 2026
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 310,700.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2000 - 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) 15,773.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 23,056.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 681.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 50,888.238 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -16,227.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 67,115.610 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
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) 38,266.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 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 (%) -17.200 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Apr 2026
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -73.700 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Apr 2026
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 88.300 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2026

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