Current account balance, quarterly in Germany
The current account balance of Germany was 3.9% of GDP in Q2 2026.
Germany, Q2 2026
3.9%
Change from Q1 2026
−1.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
-0.9%
Position in Q2 2026
7th of 35
Current account balance, quarterly in Germany over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7% |
| Q1 2025 | 5.8% |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9% |
| Q3 2024 | 5.1% |
| Q2 2024 | 5.7% |
| Q1 2024 | 7.6% |
| Q4 2023 | 6.5% |
| Q3 2023 | 5.5% |
| Q2 2023 | 3.8% |
| Q1 2023 | 6.0% |
| Q4 2022 | 4.6% |
| Q3 2022 | 2.7% |
| Q2 2022 | 2.7% |
| Q1 2022 | 6.2% |
| Q4 2021 | 6.2% |
| Q3 2021 | 6.1% |
| Q2 2021 | 7.1% |
| Q1 2021 | 8.1% |
| Q4 2020 | 7.5% |
| Q3 2020 | 6.3% |
| Q2 2020 | 4.2% |
| Q1 2020 | 6.8% |
| Q4 2019 | 8.1% |
| Q3 2019 | 7.4% |
| Q2 2019 | 7.3% |
| Q1 2019 | 8.6% |
| Q4 2018 | 8.3% |
| Q3 2018 | 7.1% |
| Q2 2018 | 8.7% |
| Q1 2018 | 9.5% |
| Q4 2017 | 9.0% |
| Q3 2017 | 7.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 6.5% |
| Q1 2017 | 8.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 5.5% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 6.5%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 35 countries with data for Q2 2026, Germany has the 7th highest value.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Current account balance
4.4%
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
Trade as a share of GDP
78.5%
2025 · World Bank