Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Germany

Merchandise imports in Germany in 2025 — 1,542,796,000,000 US$. Ranked 3 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 15,067.1%.

2025 1.54T US$ +9.1% vs 2024
World rank 3of 205
Period maximum 1.58T US$2022
Period minimum 10.17B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Germany, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10,172,000,000 US$1962: 12,375,000,000 US$1964: 14,710,000,000 US$1966: 18,167,000,000 US$1968: 20,295,000,000 US$1970: 29,947,000,000 US$1972: 40,378,000,000 US$1974: 69,661,000,000 US$1976: 88,421,000,000 US$1978: 121,754,000,000 US$1980: 188,002,000,000 US$1982: 155,323,000,000 US$1984: 153,022,000,000 US$1986: 190,872,000,000 US$1988: 250,467,000,000 US$1990: 355,686,000,000 US$1992: 408,619,000,000 US$1994: 381,388,000,000 US$1996: 459,098,000,000 US$1998: 471,474,000,000 US$2000: 497,197,000,000 US$2002: 490,283,000,000 US$2004: 715,742,000,000 US$2006: 906,684,000,000 US$2008: 1,185,067,000,000 US$2010: 1,054,814,000,000 US$2012: 1,154,852,000,000 US$2014: 1,207,193,000,000 US$2016: 1,055,326,000,000 US$2018: 1,284,353,000,000 US$2020: 1,171,782,000,000 US$2022: 1,583,619,000,000 US$2024: 1,414,153,000,000 US$2025: 1,542,796,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.53T (+15,067.09%) Average annual rate: 8.03 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Germany 1.54T US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Europe computed 4.5T US$
High-income countries computed 17.7T US$
Merchandise imports — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.54T +129B +9.1%
2024 1.41T −53.45B −3.64%
2023 1.47T −116B −7.33%
2022 1.58T +172B +12.2%
2021 1.41T +240B +20.45%
2020 1.17T −62.2B −5.04%
2019 1.23T −50.38B −3.92%
2018 1.28T +121B +10.44%
2017 1.16T +108B +10.19%
2016 1.06T +4.19B +0.4%
2015 1.05T −156B −12.93%
2014 1.21T +25.96B +2.2%
2013 1.18T +26.38B +2.28%
2012 1.15T −100B −7.97%
2011 1.25T +200B +18.97%
2010 1.05T +128B +13.87%
2009 926B −259B −21.83%
2008 1.19T +130B +12.33%
2007 1.05T +148B +16.36%
2006 907B +130B +16.68%
2005 777B +61.33B +8.57%
2004 716B +111B +18.38%
2003 605B +114B +23.32%
2002 490B +4.16B +0.86%
2001 486B −11.08B −2.23%
2000 497B +23.15B +4.88%
1999 474B +2.57B +0.55%
1998 471B +25.74B +5.78%
1997 446B −13.37B −2.91%
1996 459B −4.77B −1.03%
1995 464B +82.48B +21.63%
1994 381B +38.78B +11.32%
1993 343B −66.01B −16.15%
1992 409B +18.71B +4.8%
1991 390B +34.22B +9.62%
1990 356B +85.98B +31.88%
1989 270B +19.24B +7.68%
1988 250B +22.03B +9.64%
1987 228B +37.57B +19.68%
1986 191B +32.38B +20.43%
1985 158B +5.47B +3.57%
1984 153B +145M +0.09%
1983 153B −2.45B −1.57%
1982 155B −8.62B −5.26%
1981 164B −24.06B −12.8%
1980 188B +28.36B +17.76%
1979 160B +37.89B +31.12%
1978 122B +20.3B +20%
1977 101B +13.04B +14.74%
1976 88.42B +13.49B +18%
1975 74.93B +5.27B +7.57%
1974 69.66B +14.77B +26.91%
1973 54.89B +14.51B +35.94%
1972 40.38B +6.09B +17.74%
1971 34.29B +4.35B +14.51%
1970 29.95B +5.07B +20.39%
1969 24.88B +4.58B +22.57%
1968 20.3B +2.75B +15.67%
1967 17.55B −621M −3.42%
1966 18.17B +555M +3.15%
1965 17.61B +2.9B +19.73%
1964 14.71B +1.64B +12.55%
1963 13.07B +695M +5.62%
1962 12.38B +1.36B +12.39%
1961 11.01B +839M +8.25%
1960 10.17B

Western Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.