Imports share of GDP in Germany
Imports into Germany were equal to 38.1% of GDP in 2025.
Germany, 2025
38.1%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
45.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
59.1%
Imports 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 | 38.1% | 45.8% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | 46.1% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | 48.1% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | 53.4% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | 45.9% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | 45.1% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | 44.5% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | 43.3% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | 41.5% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | 41.9% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | 41.1% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | 40.7% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | 41.1% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | 40.7% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | 38.1% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | 34.0% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | 39.6% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | 37.9% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | 35.4% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | 33.5% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | 32.1% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | 32.5% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | 34.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 37.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.2%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 45.8%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Imports share of GDP
37.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
40.4%
2025 · World Bank
Exports share of GDP
40.1%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
3.9%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Trade as a share of GDP
78.5%
2025 · World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
1.9%
2025 · World Bank