Germany (2025)
2.4
% of GDP (current prices)
-1.4pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.4pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Germany Trade Balance — Goods & Services (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP (current prices) YoY Change
2025 2.4 -1.4pp
2024 3.8 -0.2pp
2023 4 +1.5pp
2022 2.5 -2.6pp
2021 5.1 -0.2pp
2020 5.3 -0.3pp
2019 5.6 -0.3pp
2018 5.9 -1.1pp
2017 7 -0.3pp
2016 7.3 -0.1pp
2015 7.4 +0.9pp
2014 6.5 +0.7pp
2013 5.8 -0.2pp
2012 6 +1.1pp
2011 4.9 -0.2pp
2010 5.1 +0.3pp
2009 4.8 -1pp
2008 5.8 -0.6pp
2007 6.4 +1.2pp
2006 5.2 +0.2pp

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 2.4 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was -1.4pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 0.2 in 2000 to 7.4 in 2015.

This page tracks the external balance of goods and services as a share of GDP in Germany from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the external balance of goods and services as a share of GDP in Germany from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 7.4 % of GDP (current prices) in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.2 in 2000. The latest reading of 2.4 in 2025 represents a change of -1.4pp.