Exports share of GDP in Germany
Exports from Germany were equal to 40.4% of GDP in 2025.
Germany, 2025
40.4%
Change from 2024
−1.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
62.6%
Exports share of GDP 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 | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.4% | 49.6% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | 50.4% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | 51.8% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | 55.3% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | 49.7% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | 45.8% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | 48.6% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | 47.5% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | 45.9% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | 46.3% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | 44.9% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | 44.0% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | 42.5% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | 35.7% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | 40.6% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | 39.1% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | 37.1% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | 35.7% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | 34.1% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | 34.9% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | 35.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 41.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 42.6%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.6%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Exports share of GDP
40.1%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
38.1%
2025 · World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
78.5%
2025 · World Bank
Imports share of GDP
37.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
3.9%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Foreign direct investment inflows
1.9%
2025 · World Bank