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Germany – Current Account Balance

Name: Germany Current Account Balance
Creator: World Bank
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Current account balance as a share of GDP. Summarizes net trade in goods, services, income, and transfers with the rest of the world. · World Bank

5.77% +0.26% from 2023 G20 rank: 128th · all-time high: 8.90% (2016)

Germany's current account balance was 5.77% in 2024, an increase of +0.26% from 5.51% in 2023. This ranked 128th in the G20. The all-time high was 8.90% in 2016.

APA

Germany Current Account Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/germany/current-account

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_germany_current-account,
  title = {Germany Current Account Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/germany/current-account},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Germany Current Account Balance – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2030* IMF	4.22%	–	–
2029* IMF	4.34%	–	–
2028* IMF	4.54%	–	–
2027* IMF	4.80%	–	–
2026* IMF	5.09%	–	–
2025* IMF	5.42%	–	–
2024	5.77%	+0.26%	128th
2023	5.51%	+1.66%	143rd
2022	3.85%	−3.07%	144th
2021	6.92%	+0.57%	152nd
2020	6.35%	−1.53%	161st
2019	7.87%	−0.56%	169th
2018	8.44%	+0.36%	166th
2017	8.08%	−0.82%	173rd
2016	8.90%	+0.81%	176th
2015	8.10%	+0.90%	173rd
2014	7.19%	+0.47%	165th
2013	6.73%	−0.47%	163rd
2012	7.20%	+0.93%	161st
2011	6.26%	+0.49%	157th
2010	5.77%	−0.10%	156th
2009	5.88%	+0.30%	161st
2008	5.58%	−1.13%	148th
2007	6.71%	+0.87%	146th
2006	5.84%	+1.19%	141st
2005	4.64%	+0.11%	142nd
2004	4.53%	+3.00%	132nd
2003	1.53%	−0.45%	113th
2002	1.98%	+2.15%	115th
2001	-0.17%	+1.34%	101st
2000	-1.51%	−0.35%	93rd
1999	-1.17%	−0.69%	97th
1998	-0.47%	−0.12%	106th
1997	-0.36%	+0.14%	111th
1996	-0.49%	+0.58%	103rd
1995	-1.07%	+0.25%	91st
1994	-1.32%	−0.54%	85th
1993	-0.78%	+0.21%	97th
1992	-0.98%	+0.21%	91st
1991	-1.19%	−3.81%	91st
1990	2.61%	−1.45%	107th
1989	4.06%	+0.23%	115th
1988	3.84%	+0.44%	111th
1987	3.39%	−0.29%	110th
1986	3.68%	+1.23%	117th
1985	2.45%	+1.18%	110th
1984	1.27%	+0.70%	105th
1983	0.56%	−0.15%	104th
1982	0.71%	+1.37%	104th
1981	-0.66%	+0.98%	96th
1980	-1.64%	−1.03%	78th
1979	-0.61%	−1.86%	69th
1978	1.25%	+0.60%	86th
1977	0.65%	−0.07%	72nd
1976	0.72%	+0.09%	53rd
1975	0.63%	−1.40%	40th
1974	2.03%	+0.99%	22nd
1973	1.05%	+0.93%	12th
1972	0.11%	+0.07%	9th
1971	0.04%	–	8th

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* IMF World Economic Outlook projection

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +10.2% GDP growth 3.9% C/A balance 6.9%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Germany matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw current account balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →