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Exports $153BRnk 1 / 223
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Top Product $17BCars
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Top Product $6.75BCars
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $48,432CURRENT US$
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About

Germany-United States Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $153B to United States. The main products that Germany exported to United States were Cars ($17B), Packaged Medicaments ($16B), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($9.2B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.42%, from $123B in 2017 to $153B in 2022.

In 2020, Germany exported services to United States worth $8.03B, with Insurance services ($4.15B), Government services, n.i.e. ($1.6B), and Financial services ($1.4B) being the largest in terms of value.

United States-Germany Trade: In 2022, United States exported $70.9B to Germany. The main products that United States exported to Germany were Cars ($6.75B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.97B), and Crude Petroleum ($3.72B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 5.87%,  from $53.3B in 2017 to $70.9B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to Germany worth $35.5B, with Other business services ($9.11B), Travel ($5.88B), and Financial services ($5.73B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, Germany exported €12.6B and imported €7.73B from United States, resulting in a positive trade balance of €4.91B. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Germany have decreased by €-395M (-3.03%) from €13B to €12.6B, while imports decreased by €-172M (-2.18%) from €7.9B to €7.73B.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Germany to United States were Pharmaceutical products (€2.16B), Motor cars and motor caravans (€1.47B), Chassis, bodies, engines etc. for motor... (€880M), Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€716M), and Other machinery (€552M). In August 2024 the top imports of Germany from United States were Aircraft (€1.08B), Pharmaceutical products (€925M), Petroleum oil and petroleum gases (€769M), Motor cars and motor caravans (€538M), and Medical, surgical equipment, orthopaedic apparatus (€458M).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Baden-Württemberg (€2.44B), Bavaria (€1.83B), North Rhine-Westphalia (€1.24B), Bremen (€829M), and Hesse (€763M), while imports destinations were mainly Hesse (€1.48B), North Rhine-Westphalia (€1.38B), Baden-Württemberg (€1.36B), Bavaria (€1.03B), and Hamburg (€962M).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year exports to United States was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Other semi-finished products (€-93.2M or -36.1%), Motor cars and motor caravans (€-69.6M or -4.53%), and Radioactive elements and radioactive isotopes (€-33.6M or -94.6%). In August 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year imports  from United States was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Other semi-finished products (€-49.7M or -41.5%), Other raw materials inclusive waste (€-42.4M or -22.6%), and Mineral oil products (€-35.8M or -27.2%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-395M(-3.03%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-172M(-2.18%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Baden-Württemberg€2.44B

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Germany exported $153B to United States. The main products exported from Germany to United States were Cars ($17B), Packaged Medicaments ($16B), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($9.2B). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 4.42%, from $123B in 2017 to $153B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $70.9B to Germany. The main products exported from United States to Germany were Cars ($6.75B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.97B), and Crude Petroleum ($3.72B). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 5.87%, from $53.3B in 2022 to $70.9B in 2017.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

This map shows whether countries import more from Germany or United States. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Germany and United States or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than United States included Austria ($86.5B), France ($120B), and Poland ($88.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Germany included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and Japan ($79.5B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Germany - United States

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This chart compares trade between Germany and United States by product, considering products traded by both, Germany and United States.

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($45.4B), Chemical Products ($35.1B), and Transportation ($30.4B).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Machines ($17B), Chemical Products ($12.9B), and Transportation ($9.44B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany United States+$3.75BCars
Top Product Potential United States Germany+$1.09BRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Germany and United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany.

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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