Germany

GermanyExports

DE desk: Germany first; euro area, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States alongside.

40.43%

−1.00 pp

As of 2025 | % of GDP

Latest
40.43% 2025
Previous year
41.43% 2024
Min
14.49% 1972
Max
45.63% 2022
YearValue
202540.43%
202441.43%
202342.97%
202245.63%
202142.52%
202039.12%
201942.34%
201842.50%
201742.20%
201641.64%
201542.59%
201441.69%
201341.68%
201242.69%
201141.64%
201039.50%
200935.45%
200840.95%
200740.64%
200638.97%
200535.95%
200433.94%
200331.27%
200231.19%
#CountryExportsChangeYear
17Netherlands80.67%−1.83 pp2025
58Poland49.95%−2.23 pp2025
60Euro area48.57%−0.63 pp202587Germany40.43%−1.00 pp2025107France33.39%−0.50 pp2025111Italy32.23%−0.11 pp2025120United Kingdom30.60%−0.46 pp2025183United States10.97%−0.08 pp2024

What exports as a share of GDP are

Exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS) measure how large foreign sales are relative to domestic output. Latest: 40.43% in 2025.

Small open economies often show high ratios; large continental economies show lower ones. The ratio is not an export growth rate. From 1970 to 2025 (56 years): latest 40.43% (2025), previous year 41.43% (2024); low 14.49% (1972), high 45.63% (2022).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).