Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Germany

Exports (% of GDP) in Germany in 2025 — 40.43%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 25.37 pp.

2025 40.43% −1 pp vs 2024
World rank 60of 138
Period maximum 45.63%2022
Period minimum 14.49%1972

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Germany, 1970–2025020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 15.07%1971: 14.5%1972: 14.49%1973: 15.29%1974: 18.16%1975: 17.04%1976: 18%1977: 17.9%1978: 17.56%1979: 17.75%1980: 18.54%1981: 20.05%1982: 20.78%1983: 20.21%1984: 21.63%1985: 22.84%1986: 21.2%1987: 20.6%1988: 21%1989: 22.21%1990: 22.74%1991: 23.57%1992: 22.09%1993: 19.88%1994: 20.61%1995: 21.48%1996: 22.28%1997: 24.7%1998: 25.66%1999: 26.03%2000: 29.68%2001: 30.56%2002: 31.19%2003: 31.27%2004: 33.94%2005: 35.95%2006: 38.97%2007: 40.64%2008: 40.95%2009: 35.45%2010: 39.5%2011: 41.64%2012: 42.69%2013: 41.68%2014: 41.69%2015: 42.59%2016: 41.64%2017: 42.2%2018: 42.5%2019: 42.34%2020: 39.12%2021: 42.52%2022: 45.63%2023: 42.97%2024: 41.43%2025: 40.43%
Change over the period: +25.37 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 40.43%
World 29.48%
Western Europe computed 50.11%
Exports (% of GDP) — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.43 −1 pp
2024 41.43 −1.53 pp
2023 42.97 −2.66 pp
2022 45.63 +3.11 pp
2021 42.52 +3.4 pp
2020 39.12 −3.22 pp
2019 42.34 −0.16 pp
2018 42.5 +0.29 pp
2017 42.2 +0.57 pp
2016 41.64 −0.95 pp
2015 42.59 +0.89 pp
2014 41.69 +0.01 pp
2013 41.68 −1.01 pp
2012 42.69 +1.04 pp
2011 41.64 +2.15 pp
2010 39.5 +4.04 pp
2009 35.45 −5.49 pp
2008 40.95 +0.31 pp
2007 40.64 +1.67 pp
2006 38.97 +3.02 pp
2005 35.95 +2.02 pp
2004 33.94 +2.67 pp
2003 31.27 +0.08 pp
2002 31.19 +0.63 pp
2001 30.56 +0.88 pp
2000 29.68 +3.65 pp
1999 26.03 +0.37 pp
1998 25.66 +0.96 pp
1997 24.7 +2.42 pp
1996 22.28 +0.8 pp
1995 21.48 +0.88 pp
1994 20.61 +0.73 pp
1993 19.88 −2.21 pp
1992 22.09 −1.48 pp
1991 23.57 +0.83 pp
1990 22.74 +0.53 pp
1989 22.21 +1.2 pp
1988 21 +0.41 pp
1987 20.6 −0.6 pp
1986 21.2 −1.64 pp
1985 22.84 +1.21 pp
1984 21.63 +1.43 pp
1983 20.21 −0.58 pp
1982 20.78 +0.73 pp
1981 20.05 +1.51 pp
1980 18.54 +0.79 pp
1979 17.75 +0.19 pp
1978 17.56 −0.34 pp
1977 17.9 −0.09 pp
1976 18 +0.96 pp
1975 17.04 −1.12 pp
1974 18.16 +2.87 pp
1973 15.29 +0.8 pp
1972 14.49 −0.01 pp
1971 14.5 −0.57 pp
1970 15.07

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.