Germany (2025)
65.5
% of GDP
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Germany Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 65.5 -0.5pp
2024 66 -3.5pp
2023 69.5 -8.1pp
2022 77.6 +7.8pp
2021 69.8 +5pp
2020 64.8 -4pp
2019 68.8 -1.4pp
2018 70.2 +0.9pp
2017 69.3 +1.7pp
2016 67.6 -1.8pp
2015 69.4 +1.3pp
2014 68.1 -0.9pp
2013 69 -2.1pp
2012 71.1 -0.3pp
2011 71.4 +4.7pp
2010 66.7 +7.9pp
2009 58.8 -10.3pp
2008 69.1 +0.9pp
2007 68.2 +2.1pp
2006 66.1 +5.7pp

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 65.5 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.5pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 34.8 in 1993 to 77.6 in 2022.

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Germany from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Germany from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 77.6 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 34.8 in 1993. The latest reading of 65.5 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp.