Trade as a share of GDP in Germany
Trade in goods and services was equal to 78.5% of GDP in Germany in 2025.
Germany, 2025
78.5%
Change from 2024
−0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
90.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
128.0%
Trade as a 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 | 78.5% | 90.1% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | 91.6% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | 95.2% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | 103.7% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | 91.2% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | 83.8% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | 90.6% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | 90.4% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | 88.7% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | 85.8% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | 85.5% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | 84.8% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | 85.1% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | 70.5% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | 79.8% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | 78.0% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | 73.6% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | 70.4% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | 67.4% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | 68.4% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | 70.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 79.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 77.8%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 90.1%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Exports share of GDP
40.4%
2025 · World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
1.9%
2025 · World Bank
Exports share of GDP
40.1%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
37.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
3.9%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
38.1%
2025 · World Bank