Germany Trade Balance

1957 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany's Trade Balance

  • Germany's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 15.1 USD bn in Nov 2025, compared with a surplus of 20.1 USD bn in the previous month
  • Germany's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Nov 2025, with an averaged value of -296.2 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 28.6 USD bn in Jul 2014 and a record low of -443.5 USD mn in May 1991
CEIC converts monthly Trade Balance into USD. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Trade Balance in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Trade Balance prior to January 1990 covers West Germany only and prior to January 1960 excludes Saarland.

Further information about Germany's Trade Balance

  • In the latest reports, Germany's Total Exports reached 148.1 USD bn in Nov 2025, a decrease of 5.4% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 133.0 USD bn in Nov 2025, an increase of 5.4% YoY (year-on-year)

View Germany's Trade Balance from Jan 1957 to Nov 2025 in the chart:

Germany Trade Balance

What was Germany's Trade Balance in Nov 2025?

Germany's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 15.1 USD bn in Nov 2025, compared with a surplus of 20.1 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
15,094.7 Nov 2025 20,069.1 Oct 2025 -443.5 May 1991 28,581.7 Jul 2014 USD mn monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -515.1 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1998 - Nov 2025
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 2,333.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -477.2 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1995 - Nov 2025
Australia (USD mn) 1,909.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Nov 2025
Austria (USD mn) -270.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 536.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 3,607.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) -1,799.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -177.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 1,673.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 14.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Oct 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -660.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Botswana (USD mn) -275.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 9,633.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Dec 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 422.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) -1,502.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) -316.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Canada (USD mn) -416.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Chile (USD mn) 3,594.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Dec 2025
China (USD mn) 114,138.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Colombia (USD mn) -2,282.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -1,731.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) -729.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 2,076.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 4,357.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 744.2 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Nov 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -4,580.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -344.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
European Union (USD mn) 10,202.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Finland (USD mn) 186.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
France (USD mn) -7,719.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Georgia (USD mn) -1,170.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Germany (USD mn) 15,094.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 1,084.1 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2025
Greece (USD mn) -3,237.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -6,237.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 40.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -321.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
India (USD mn) -25,040.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 2,662.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Nov 2025
Iran (USD mn) 43,142.0 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 6,649.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2025
Israel (USD mn) -3,176.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Italy (USD mn) 5,455.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 611.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Japan (USD mn) -27.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Oct 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -2,062.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 600.4 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1995 - Nov 2025
Kenya (USD mn) -1,129.9 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Nov 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 12,180.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) -617.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 2,691.8 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -856.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Laos (USD mn) 418.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -376.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -1,230.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) -617.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) -1,192.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,256.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) -295.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -173.1 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Jul 2025
Malaysia (USD mn) 1,716.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Malta (USD mn) -83.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) -481.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Mexico (USD mn) -274.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -583.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 857.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) -319.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -3,435.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -5.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -932.8 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1974 - Dec 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 12,315.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) -92.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,213.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 4,245.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Oman (USD mn) 1,827.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) -2,924.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -491.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (USD mn) -1,324.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -364.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (USD mn) 4,233.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -3,513.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Poland (USD mn) 905.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Portugal (USD mn) -2,301.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 3,430.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Romania (USD mn) -2,613.1 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1990 - Nov 2025
Russia (USD mn) 15,396.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (USD mn) -930.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 1,708.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 583.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -392.6 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1991 - Nov 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 2,190.1 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Nov 2025
Spain (USD mn) -4,878.7 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1975 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -730.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Sudan (USD mn) -464.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 1,220.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) -790.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -46,923.274 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 289,924.014 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,271,285.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,707.148 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,815.153 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,497.167 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.670 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 15,094.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 148,069.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Nov 2025
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) 132,974.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Oct 2025
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) 14,262.983 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1977 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 8,922.776 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 7,608.555 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 17,993.924 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 22,223,382.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 15,892,665.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,891,117.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,627,254.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 6,126,580.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 22,761,978.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 12,975,615.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 15,076,653.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 17,985,372.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 8,174,804.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,186,120.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,250,170.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: China (EUR th) 6,535,998.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports cif (EUR mn) 121,623.184 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Oct 2025
Exports fob (EUR mn) 139,173.118 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Oct 2025
Exports fob: YoY (%) 4.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Imports cif: YoY (%) 2.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 13.060 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Nov 2025
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 128.110 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Nov 2025
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 113.140 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 217,900.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2000 - Dec 2025
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 25,537.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Sep 2025
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 73,359.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Oct 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 9,335.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 11,939.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 10,586.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 83,492.035 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -5,082.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 88,574.297 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 7,965,114.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 147.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,905,517.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 52.5 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 594.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 244.728 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,118,779.652 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Sep 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 10,200.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 38,264.366 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 (%) 49.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,336,159.983 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,676,307.976 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,379.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 463,824.326 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,139,695.563 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.9 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - Nov 2025
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 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,536.840 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,157.690 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,543,326.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,686,511.475 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 0.54 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1949 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 73.24 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 9.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -14.776 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -21.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) 45.800 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -81.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 87.300 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2024

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