Germany's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) was 105.34 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 53.97% from 228.88 billion in 2015 (7.47% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 105.34 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 183.1 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 228.88 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 232.14 billion | 2016 |
| Lowest | -40.86 billion | 1980 |
| Average since 2016 | 177.04 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -5.92 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Germany's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 58.18 billion on 2024 (from 163.52 billion to 105.34 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.38 billion and a typical year strayed about 29.25 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 69.01 billion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 89.96 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 12.62 billion a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Germany had the 34th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Germany in the 2025 ranking
- Djibouti — 31st of 137: 120.74 billion
- Malaysia — 32nd of 137: 112.06 billion
- Poland — 33rd of 137: 111.8 billion
- Peru — 35th of 137: 97.04 billion
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 36th of 137: 95.62 billion
- Switzerland — 37th of 137: 77.59 billion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 56 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 105,344,000,000 |
| 2024 | 163,522,000,000 |
| 2023 | 167,590,000,000 |
| 2022 | 98,580,000,000 |
| 2021 | 188,541,000,000 |
| 2020 | 183,098,000,000 |
| 2019 | 198,344,000,000 |
| 2018 | 201,528,000,000 |
| 2017 | 231,687,000,000 |
| 2016 | 232,135,000,000 |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — -145.93 billion (2025)
- Armenia — -623.38 billion (2025)
- Austria — 12.23 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 8.02 billion (2025)
- Belarus — -5.58 billion (2025)
- Belgium — -12.95 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — -7.42 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — -1.2 billion (2025)
- Croatia — -4.69 billion (2025)
- Cyprus
More economic policy & debt data for Germany
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$572.2 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$101.73 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$5.05 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 4.47 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.69 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 3.61 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$60,496 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 53,538 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$44,147 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 43,232 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Germany's external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?
- 105.34 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 1,880% from -5.92 billion in 1970. The highest value was 232.14 billion in 2016 and the lowest -40.86 billion in 1980.
- How does Germany rank?
- 34th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Germany?
- In 2025, Germany's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 58.18 billion on 2024 (from 163.52 billion to 105.34 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.38 billion and a typical year strayed about 29.25 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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