Germany Balance of Trade

Germany's balance of trade reached €17.17 billion in August 2025, up 5.4% from €16.29 billion in July. This marks the highest surplus in three months. The improvement stems from a 1.3% decrease in imports, outweighing a 0.5% decline in exports. Machinery and chemical exports bolstered performance, offsetting automotive sector weakness. A weaker euro also boosted export competitiveness. Germany's record low balance of trade was -€0.39 billion in May 1991 and record high was €25.3 billion in January 2024.

Monthly Historical Data (1962-2025)

(in Billion EUR)

Month	Balance of Trade (Billion EUR)
Aug 2025	17.2
Jul 2025	16.3
Jun 2025	15.4
May 2025	18.5
Apr 2025	15.7
Mar 2025	20.4
Feb 2025	18
Jan 2025	16.3
Dec 2024	21.6
Nov 2024	19.2
Oct 2024	13.5
Sep 2024	17.3
Aug 2024	21.1
Jul 2024	17.7
Jun 2024	20.3
May 2024	22.3
Apr 2024	21.6
Mar 2024	20.5
Feb 2024	22.6
Jan 2024	25.3
Dec 2023	21.1
Nov 2023	20.8
Oct 2023	19.3
Sep 2023	17.9
Aug 2023	20.5
Jul 2023	17.3
Jun 2023	18.8
May 2023	14.5
Apr 2023	16.6
Mar 2023	17.4
Feb 2023	18.7
Jan 2023	14.7
Dec 2022	12.4
Nov 2022	10
Oct 2022	8
Sep 2022	5.1
Aug 2022	1.8
Jul 2022	5.1
Jun 2022	8
May 2022	4.2
Apr 2022	2.8
Mar 2022	4.2
Feb 2022	12.9
Jan 2022	10.9
Dec 2021	7.7
Nov 2021	9.6
Oct 2021	12.5
Sep 2021	13.5
Aug 2021	13.1
Jul 2021	17.4
Jun 2021	13.6
May 2021	14.8
Apr 2021	15.8
Mar 2021	16
Feb 2021	17.9
Jan 2021	20.6
Dec 2020	17.9
Nov 2020	15.2
Oct 2020	17.9
Sep 2020	17.1
Aug 2020	14.9
Jul 2020	17.6
Jun 2020	14.1
May 2020	8.4
Apr 2020	3.5
Mar 2020	13.5
Feb 2020	20.9
Jan 2020	17.5
Dec 2019	20.3
Nov 2019	18
Oct 2019	19.6
Sep 2019	19.4
Aug 2019	19.3
Jul 2019	18.8
Jun 2019	18
May 2019	19.5
Apr 2019	17.5
Mar 2019	20.2
Feb 2019	18
Jan 2019	18.2
Dec 2018	20
Nov 2018	18.5
Oct 2018	17.1
Sep 2018	17.6
Aug 2018	19.4
Jul 2018	15
Jun 2018	19.7
May 2018	21.1
Apr 2018	20.1
Mar 2018	22.3
Feb 2018	19.6
Jan 2018	21.1
Dec 2017	21.9
Nov 2017	22.5
Oct 2017	20.4
Sep 2017	22.2
Aug 2017	21.9
Jul 2017	19.1
Jun 2017	20.9
May 2017	20.6
Apr 2017	20.3
Mar 2017	19.4
Feb 2017	21.2
Jan 2017	19.1
Dec 2016	18.7
Nov 2016	20.7
Oct 2016	20.4
Sep 2016	20.2
Aug 2016	20.8
Jul 2016	19.2
Jun 2016	20.2
May 2016	21.4
Apr 2016	23.2
Mar 2016	22.7
Feb 2016	18.9
Jan 2016	19.6
Dec 2015	20
Nov 2015	19.5
Oct 2015	20.4
Sep 2015	18.8
Aug 2015	18.5
Jul 2015	22.1
Jun 2015	20.5
May 2015	21.6
Apr 2015	20.9
Mar 2015	19.1
Feb 2015	20.5
Jan 2015	20.6
Dec 2014	21.5
Nov 2014	17.6
Oct 2014	20.4
Sep 2014	18.2
Aug 2014	17.1
Jul 2014	20.9
Jun 2014	15.8
May 2014	17.1
Apr 2014	17
Mar 2014	14.9
Feb 2014	16.8
Jan 2014	18.2
Dec 2013	17.6
Nov 2013	17.7
Oct 2013	17
Sep 2013	18.4
Aug 2013	15.8
Jul 2013	14.3
Jun 2013	15.7
May 2013	14.2
Apr 2013	16.6
Mar 2013	17.9
Feb 2013	18
Jan 2013	16.6
Dec 2012	17
Nov 2012	15.6
Oct 2012	15.5
Sep 2012	16.6
Aug 2012	18.7
Jul 2012	16.4
Jun 2012	16.2
May 2012	15.6
Apr 2012	15.7
Mar 2012	14.5
Feb 2012	16.1
Jan 2012	17.1
Dec 2011	12.8
Nov 2011	14.4
Oct 2011	12.6
Sep 2011	14.5
Aug 2011	13.3
Jul 2011	10.6
Jun 2011	11.8
May 2011	12.1
Apr 2011	11.9
Mar 2011	15
Feb 2011	13.2
Jan 2011	13.9
Dec 2010	12.9
Nov 2010	12.2
Oct 2010	14.8
Sep 2010	13.9
Aug 2010	11.7
Jul 2010	12.1
Jun 2010	10.8
May 2010	10.7
Apr 2010	13.2
Mar 2010	12.5
Feb 2010	14.5
Jan 2010	12.4
Dec 2009	13.8
Nov 2009	14.5
Oct 2009	11.9
Sep 2009	9.5
Aug 2009	11.7
Jul 2009	13.9
Jun 2009	11.8
May 2009	10.8
Apr 2009	10.3
Mar 2009	9.2
Feb 2009	10
Jan 2009	10.6
Dec 2008	9.3
Nov 2008	9.4
Oct 2008	15.9
Sep 2008	12.8
Aug 2008	14.4
Jul 2008	12.2
Jun 2008	16.4
May 2008	14.6
Apr 2008	17
Mar 2008	17.2
Feb 2008	17.8
Jan 2008	19.6
Dec 2007	16.2
Nov 2007	17.8
Oct 2007	17.4
Sep 2007	18
Aug 2007	16.4
Jul 2007	17.3
Jun 2007	15.1
May 2007	16.6
Apr 2007	16.7
Mar 2007	14.5
Feb 2007	13.8
Jan 2007	17.1
Dec 2006	14.6
Nov 2006	16.5
Oct 2006	16.6
Sep 2006	14.1
Aug 2006	13.1
Jul 2006	12.8
Jun 2006	10.7
May 2006	10.9
Apr 2006	13.3
Mar 2006	10.3
Feb 2006	12.6
Jan 2006	13.4
Dec 2005	10.9
Nov 2005	11.7
Oct 2005	12.3
Sep 2005	13.2
Aug 2005	14.1
Jul 2005	13.8
Jun 2005	13.7
May 2005	12.2
Apr 2005	12.3
Mar 2005	14.2
Feb 2005	13.5
Jan 2005	14.9
Dec 2004	12.2
Nov 2004	11.6
Oct 2004	12.5
Sep 2004	11.3
Aug 2004	12.7
Jul 2004	12.4
Jun 2004	13.1
May 2004	15.6
Apr 2004	14.6
Mar 2004	13.5
Feb 2004	12.2
Jan 2004	12.3
Dec 2003	13
Nov 2003	11.3
Oct 2003	10.6
Sep 2003	14.2
Aug 2003	11.9
Jul 2003	12.3
Jun 2003	10.1
May 2003	10.7
Apr 2003	9.2
Mar 2003	8.6
Feb 2003	10.4
Jan 2003	8.8
Dec 2002	10.7
Nov 2002	13
Oct 2002	11.2
Sep 2002	12.3
Aug 2002	11.5
Jul 2002	11.6
Jun 2002	10.6
May 2002	10.9
Apr 2002	9.8
Mar 2002	11.2
Feb 2002	10.6
Jan 2002	10.7
Dec 2001	10.8
Nov 2001	7.6
Oct 2001	9.3
Sep 2001	7.9
Aug 2001	9.5
Jul 2001	8.4
Jun 2001	7.4
May 2001	7.9
Apr 2001	6.6
Mar 2001	8
Feb 2001	7
Jan 2001	6.2
Dec 2000	3.1
Nov 2000	4.8
Oct 2000	6.9
Sep 2000	4.7
Aug 2000	3.1
Jul 2000	5.4
Jun 2000	6.3
May 2000	4
Apr 2000	5.8
Mar 2000	4.7
Feb 2000	6.5
Jan 2000	3.9
Dec 1999	5.7
Nov 1999	7.2
Oct 1999	5.6
Sep 1999	5.8
Aug 1999	3.5
Jul 1999	6.6
Jun 1999	6
May 1999	3.5
Apr 1999	5.6
Mar 1999	4.6
Feb 1999	5.4
Jan 1999	5.1
Dec 1998	3.6
Nov 1998	7
Oct 1998	5.5
Sep 1998	5.8
Aug 1998	4.8
Jul 1998	6.2
Jun 1998	4.9
May 1998	7.2
Apr 1998	5.2
Mar 1998	5.5
Feb 1998	5.7
Jan 1998	3.4
Dec 1997	7.1
Nov 1997	5.3
Oct 1997	4.5
Sep 1997	7.2
Aug 1997	4.8
Jul 1997	5.1
Jun 1997	5.2
May 1997	4.8
Apr 1997	4.4
Mar 1997	4.9
Feb 1997	4.2
Jan 1997	2.7
Dec 1996	4.7
Nov 1996	4.7
Oct 1996	5.2
Sep 1996	4.6
Aug 1996	4.7
Jul 1996	5.2
Jun 1996	2.9
May 1996	4.6
Apr 1996	3.9
Mar 1996	3
Feb 1996	4.3
Jan 1996	2.7
Dec 1995	3.9
Nov 1995	4
Oct 1995	3.7
Sep 1995	4.4
Aug 1995	4
Jul 1995	3
Jun 1995	3.3
May 1995	3.8
Apr 1995	3.9
Mar 1995	2.1
Feb 1995	3.1
Jan 1995	4.4
Dec 1994	2.4
Nov 1994	2.8
Oct 1994	3.2
Sep 1994	3
Aug 1994	4.3
Jul 1994	2.3
Jun 1994	4
May 1994	3.2
Apr 1994	3.6
Mar 1994	2.4
Feb 1994	2.7
Jan 1994	2.8
Dec 1993	3.5
Nov 1993	2.2
Oct 1993	3.2
Sep 1993	2.6
Aug 1993	2.1
Jul 1993	2.2
Jun 1993	2.6
May 1993	2.7
Apr 1993	1.7
Mar 1993	2.9
Feb 1993	3.2
Jan 1993	1.4
Dec 1992	0.4
Nov 1992	0.9
Oct 1992	2.3
Sep 1992	2.4
Aug 1992	3
Jul 1992	0.8
Jun 1992	0.6
May 1992	0.7
Apr 1992	1.7
Mar 1992	2.2
Feb 1992	1.4
Jan 1992	0.9
Dec 1991	3
Nov 1991	1.8
Oct 1991	0.8
Sep 1991	0.3
Aug 1991	1.6
Jul 1991	0.3
Jun 1991	-0.3
May 1991	-0.4
Apr 1991	-0.1
Mar 1991	1.4
Feb 1991	1.8
Jan 1991	1.6
Dec 1990	2.1
Nov 1990	1.5
Oct 1990	3.7
Sep 1990	3.8
Aug 1990	4
Jul 1990	5.2
Jun 1990	3.9
May 1990	5.6
Apr 1990	4.9
Mar 1990	6.2
Feb 1990	6
Jan 1990	6.8
Dec 1989	5
Nov 1989	5.4
Oct 1989	4.6
Sep 1989	6
Aug 1989	6.3
Jul 1989	5.8
Jun 1989	6.1
May 1989	5.3
Apr 1989	5.8
Mar 1989	6.2
Feb 1989	6.2
Jan 1989	6.3
Dec 1988	6.1
Nov 1988	6.5
Oct 1988	5.3
Sep 1988	5.2
Aug 1988	5.3
Jul 1988	6
Jun 1988	6.9
May 1988	5
Apr 1988	5.8
Mar 1988	3.7
Feb 1988	4.3
Jan 1988	5.1
Dec 1987	5.9
Nov 1987	5.6
Oct 1987	4.8
Sep 1987	5.2
Aug 1987	4.1
Jul 1987	4.9
Jun 1987	4.1
May 1987	5.4
Apr 1987	5.4
Mar 1987	4.7
Feb 1987	5.7
Jan 1987	4.2
Dec 1986	5.5
Nov 1986	5.4
Oct 1986	4.9
Sep 1986	4.7
Aug 1986	5.1
Jul 1986	5.5
Jun 1986	4.8
May 1986	4.3
Apr 1986	5.3
Mar 1986	4.5
Feb 1986	4
Jan 1986	4.3
Dec 1985	4
Nov 1985	3.7
Oct 1985	3.7
Sep 1985	3.4
Aug 1985	2.4
Jul 1985	3.3
Jun 1985	2.9
May 1985	3.5
Apr 1985	3.3
Mar 1985	2.9
Feb 1985	2.8
Jan 1985	2
Dec 1984	3.3
Nov 1984	3.4
Oct 1984	3.7
Sep 1984	2.6
Aug 1984	2.5
Jul 1984	1.6
Jun 1984	0.6
May 1984	2
Apr 1984	1.7
Mar 1984	1.9
Feb 1984	2.5
Jan 1984	1.8
Dec 1983	1.6
Nov 1983	1.6
Oct 1983	1.8
Sep 1983	1.3
Aug 1983	1.7
Jul 1983	1.4
Jun 1983	1.8
May 1983	1.7
Apr 1983	1.7
Mar 1983	2.1
Feb 1983	2.2
Jan 1983	2.3
Dec 1982	2.6
Nov 1982	2.3
Oct 1982	1.7
Sep 1982	2.1
Aug 1982	2
Jul 1982	2
Jun 1982	2.3
May 1982	2.6
Apr 1982	1.8
Mar 1982	2.5
Feb 1982	2.1
Jan 1982	1.8
Dec 1981	2.2
Nov 1981	1.9
Oct 1981	2.1
Sep 1981	1.3
Aug 1981	0.7
Jul 1981	1.8
Jun 1981	0.9
May 1981	0.8
Apr 1981	1.6
Mar 1981	-0.4
Feb 1981	0.7
Jan 1981	0.3
Dec 1980	0.4
Nov 1980	0.3
Oct 1980	0.3
Sep 1980	0.4
Aug 1980	0.4
Jul 1980	0.1
Jun 1980	0.3
May 1980	0.1
Apr 1980	0.6
Mar 1980	0.8
Feb 1980	0.3
Jan 1980	0.8
Dec 1979	0.4
Nov 1979	0.7
Oct 1979	0.4
Sep 1979	0.9
Aug 1979	0.8
Jul 1979	0.5
Jun 1979	1.1
May 1979	0.9
Apr 1979	1.8
Mar 1979	1.4
Feb 1979	1.4
Jan 1979	1.4
Dec 1978	1.8
Nov 1978	1.7
Oct 1978	2.1
Sep 1978	2.2
Aug 1978	1.9
Jul 1978	1
Jun 1978	1.9
May 1978	1.6
Apr 1978	1.6
Mar 1978	1.9
Feb 1978	1.6
Jan 1978	1.6
Dec 1977	1.6
Nov 1977	1.6
Oct 1977	2.2
Sep 1977	1.6
Aug 1977	1.6
Jul 1977	1
Jun 1977	1.7
May 1977	1.7
Apr 1977	1.5
Mar 1977	1.6
Feb 1977	1.5
Jan 1977	1.6
Dec 1976	1
Nov 1976	1.6
Oct 1976	1.6
Sep 1976	2.1
Aug 1976	1
Jul 1976	1.3
Jun 1976	1.3
May 1976	1.6
Apr 1976	1.1
Mar 1976	1.6
Feb 1976	1.2
Jan 1976	1.8
Dec 1975	1.1
Nov 1975	1.9
Oct 1975	1.1
Sep 1975	1.2
Aug 1975	1.3
Jul 1975	1.8
Jun 1975	1.8
May 1975	1.8
Apr 1975	1.2
Mar 1975	1.8
Feb 1975	1.9
Jan 1975	2.2
Dec 1974	2.2
Nov 1974	2.3
Oct 1974	1.9
Sep 1974	2
Aug 1974	2.1
Jul 1974	2.1
Jun 1974	1.8
May 1974	2.2
Apr 1974	2.3
Mar 1974	2.1
Feb 1974	2.8
Jan 1974	2.1
Dec 1973	1.2
Nov 1973	1.8
Oct 1973	1.7
Sep 1973	2
Aug 1973	1.9
Jul 1973	1.5
Jun 1973	1.2
May 1973	1.3
Apr 1973	1.5
Mar 1973	1
Feb 1973	1.1
Jan 1973	1
Dec 1972	1
Nov 1972	1.1
Oct 1972	1.1
Sep 1972	0.8
Aug 1972	0.8
Jul 1972	0.8
Jun 1972	0.8
May 1972	0.7
Apr 1972	0.8
Mar 1972	0.7
Feb 1972	1
Jan 1972	0.8
Dec 1971	0.4
Nov 1971	0.7
Oct 1971	0.7
Sep 1971	0.9
Aug 1971	0.8
Jul 1971	0.7
Jun 1971	0.7
May 1971	0.7
Apr 1971	0.6
Mar 1971	0.8
Feb 1971	0.6
Jan 1971	0.7
Dec 1970	0.8
Nov 1970	0.6
Oct 1970	0.7
Sep 1970	0.6
Aug 1970	0.7
Jul 1970	0.9
Jun 1970	0.8
May 1970	0.7
Apr 1970	0.6
Mar 1970	0.7
Feb 1970	0.7
Jan 1970	0.3
Dec 1969	0.6
Nov 1969	0.9
Oct 1969	0.6
Sep 1969	0.7
Aug 1969	0.8
Jul 1969	0.8
Jun 1969	0.8
May 1969	0.8
Apr 1969	0.7
Mar 1969	0.7
Feb 1969	0.5
Jan 1969	0.2
Dec 1968	1
Nov 1968	1.2
Oct 1968	0.8
Sep 1968	0.8
Aug 1968	0.9
Jul 1968	0.7
Jun 1968	0.7
May 1968	0.7
Apr 1968	0.6
Mar 1968	0.8
Feb 1968	0.7
Jan 1968	0.8
Dec 1967	0.5
Nov 1967	0.7
Oct 1967	0.7
Sep 1967	0.8
Aug 1967	0.7
Jul 1967	0.6
Jun 1967	0.8
May 1967	0.7
Apr 1967	0.9
Mar 1967	0.6
Feb 1967	0.7
Jan 1967	0.9
Dec 1966	0.7
Nov 1966	0.5
Oct 1966	0.3
Sep 1966	0.5
Aug 1966	0.4
Jul 1966	0.5
Jun 1966	0.4
May 1966	0.3
Apr 1966	0.1
Mar 1966	0
Feb 1966	0.1
Jan 1966	0.1
Dec 1965	0.1
Nov 1965	0
Oct 1965	0
Sep 1965	-0.1
Aug 1965	0
Jul 1965	0
Jun 1965	0
May 1965	0.1
Apr 1965	0
Mar 1965	0.1
Feb 1965	0.1
Jan 1965	0.1
Dec 1964	0
Nov 1964	0.1
Oct 1964	0.2
Sep 1964	0.1
Aug 1964	0.2
Jul 1964	0.1
Jun 1964	0.4
May 1964	0.4
Apr 1964	0.4
Mar 1964	0.4
Feb 1964	0.5
Jan 1964	0.4
Dec 1963	0.4
Nov 1963	0.5
Oct 1963	0.4
Sep 1963	0.2
Aug 1963	0.4
Jul 1963	0.3
Jun 1963	0.1
May 1963	0.3
Apr 1963	0.2
Mar 1963	0.1
Feb 1963	0.1
Jan 1963	0.1
Dec 1962	0
Nov 1962	0.1
Oct 1962	0.2
Sep 1962	0.3
Aug 1962	0.2
Jul 1962	0.2
Jun 1962	0.2
May 1962	0.1
Apr 1962	0.2
Mar 1962	0.2
Feb 1962	0
Jan 1962	0.1

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Next Release Date : Nov 07, 2025 02:00 AM ET

Germany Balance of Trade : Definition

Germany's balance of trade shows the difference between its exports and imports of goods and services, denominated in EUR. It is calculated as total exports minus total imports. A positive value indicates a trade surplus; a negative value, a trade deficit.

Indicator	Last Value	Prior Value	Period
Annual Exports	$1.69T	$1.73T	2024
Annual Imports	$1.43T	$1.49T	2024
Exports	€130B	€130B	Aug'25
Exports (% GDP)	42.1%	43.4%	2024
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.02%	1.71%	2024
Imports	€112B	€114B	Aug'25
Imports (% GDP)	38.24%	39.4%	2024
Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP)	$174.8B	$176.81B	2024
Tariff Rate	1.95%	2.24%	2022
Trade (% GDP)	80.34%	82.8%	2024

datetime	event	actual	previous	consensus
2025-10-09 02:00 AM	Balance of Trade (Aug)	€17.2B	€16.3B	€15.2B
2025-09-08 02:00 AM	Balance of Trade (Jul)	14.7B	15.4B	€15.4B
2021-02-09 02:00 AM	Balance of Trade (Dec)	€14.8B	€16.7B	-
2021-02-09 02:00 AM	Balance of Trade s.a (Dec)	€16.1B	€16B	€15.9B

Germany Balance of Trade

Monthly Historical Data (1962-2025)

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