Current account balance in Germany
The current account balance of Germany was 4.4% of GDP in 2025.
Germany, 2025
4.4%
Change from 2024
−1.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.8%
Current account balance in Germany over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4% |
| 2024 | 5.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% |
| 2018 | 8.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% |
| 2016 | 8.9% |
| 2015 | 8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.2% |
| 2013 | 6.6% |
| 2012 | 7.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6% |
| 2009 | 5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% |
| 2007 | 6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% |
| 2001 | -0.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 5.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.1%, the figure has changed by −3.6 percentage points.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Current account balance, quarterly
3.9%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Trade as a share of GDP
78.5%
2025 · World Bank
Exports share of GDP
40.1%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
37.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
40.4%
2025 · World Bank
Imports share of GDP
38.1%
2025 · World Bank