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Germany – Imports

Name: Germany Imports
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Total value of goods and services purchased from the rest of the world, including merchandise, freight, insurance, and other commercial services. · World Bank

$1.76T −$21.1B from 2023 G20 rank: 149th · all-time high: $1.81T (2022)

Germany's imports was $1.76T in 2024, a decrease of +$21.1B from $1.78T in 2023. This ranked 149th in the G20. The all-time high was $1.81T in 2022.

APA

Germany Imports. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/germany/imports

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_germany_imports,
  title = {Germany Imports},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/germany/imports},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Germany Imports – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$2.16T	–	–
2026* trend	$2.06T	–	–
2025* trend	$1.96T	–	–
2024	$1.76T	−$21.1B	149th
2023	$1.78T	−$27.0B	170th
2022	$1.81T	+$180.1B	176th
2021	$1.63T	+$292.5B	178th
2020	$1.34T	−$122.4B	180th
2019	$1.46T	−$32.0B	181st
2018	$1.49T	+$157.6B	180th
2017	$1.33T	+$112.9B	181st
2016	$1.22T	+$10.2B	184th
2015	$1.21T	−$189.1B	184th
2014	$1.40T	+$27.0B	185th
2013	$1.37T	+$49.6B	182nd
2012	$1.32T	−$89.4B	183rd
2011	$1.41T	+$216.1B	183rd
2010	$1.20T	+$125.0B	181st
2009	$1.07T	−$274.3B	181st
2008	$1.34T	+$146.8B	179th
2007	$1.20T	+$163.9B	177th
2006	$1.03T	+$136.2B	174th
2005	$897.5B	+$68.9B	171st
2004	$828.6B	+$126.0B	158th
2003	$702.6B	+$130.4B	155th
2002	$572.2B	+$998.3M	153rd
2001	$571.2B	−$8.3B	147th
2000	$579.5B	+$14.8B	145th
1999	$564.7B	+$12.2B	145th
1998	$552.5B	+$26.2B	144th
1997	$526.3B	−$16.7B	144th
1996	$543.0B	−$6.2B	142nd
1995	$549.2B	+$92.6B	140th
1994	$456.6B	+$42.7B	142nd
1993	$413.9B	−$70.7B	139th
1992	$484.6B	+$32.3B	132nd
1991	$452.3B	+$40.8B	128th
1990	$411.5B	+$92.6B	128th
1989	$319.0B	+$20.8B	128th
1988	$298.1B	+$27.2B	127th
1987	$270.9B	+$45.1B	128th
1986	$225.8B	+$41.4B	127th
1985	$184.4B	+$6.3B	126th
1984	$178.1B	−$2.7B	124th
1983	$180.8B	−$5.1B	122nd
1982	$185.9B	−$8.6B	122nd
1981	$194.5B	−$27.7B	118th
1980	$222.3B	+$29.5B	116th
1979	$192.7B	+$44.2B	111th
1978	$148.5B	+$25.1B	106th
1977	$123.4B	+$15.5B	100th
1976	$107.9B	+$14.7B	75th
1975	$93.3B	+$9.2B	52nd
1974	$84.1B	+$18.3B	29th
1973	$65.7B	+$17.0B	18th
1972	$48.7B	+$7.7B	18th
1971	$41.1B	–	16th

Show all years (1971–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

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

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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 imports improve within 24 months. View full analysis →