Press release No. 063 of 19 February 2025
- Goods to the value of 156.3 billion euros imported from China
- Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers most important export and import goods
- Foreign trade balance recorded a surplus of 239.1 billion euros in 2024
WIESBADEN – Accounting for a foreign trade turnover (total of exports and imports) of 252.8 billion euros, the United States became Germany’s most important trading partner again in 2024, for the first time since 2015. China came second among Germany's most important trading partners, with a foreign trade turnover of 246.3 billion euros. While trade with the United States grew by 0.1% on the previous year, trade with China declined by 3.1% compared with 2023. This was mainly due to the decrease in exports to China. In each of the years from 2016 to 2023, China ranked first among Germany's most important trading partners. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the Netherlands was Germany's third most important trading partner after the United States and China, with exports and imports having a combined value of 205.7 billion euros (-4.2%).
More information:
All detailed results on German foreign trade in reference month December and year 2024 are available in the GENESIS-Online database (tables 51000). Selected tables are also provided on the “Foreign trade“ page on the website of the Federal Statistical Office.
