Germany's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) was 1.39 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 28.8% from 1.08 trillion in 2015 (2.56% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.39 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.17 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.08 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.39 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 146.69 billion | 1970 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.27 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 146.69 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Germany's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 3.6% on 2024 (from 1.35 trillion to 1.39 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 5.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.5% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.1% in 2009. 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 upward, about 28.59 billion a year. A straight line explains 81% 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 53rd highest value of the 128 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
- Denmark — 49th of 128: 1.42 trillion
- Norway — 50th of 128: 1.42 trillion
- Poland — 51st of 128: 1.41 trillion
- South Africa — 53rd of 128: 1.33 trillion
- Saudi Arabia — 54th of 128: 1.29 trillion
- Malaysia — 55th of 128: 1.1 trillion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 56 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,393,646,220,000 |
| 2024 | 1,345,340,000,000 |
| 2023 | 1,352,924,310,000 |
| 2022 | 1,372,176,790,000 |
| 2021 | 1,275,681,030,000 |
| 2020 | 1,166,817,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1,270,196,990,000 |
| 2018 | 1,227,608,170,000 |
| 2017 | 1,168,917,270,000 |
| 2016 | 1,122,477,950,000 |
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 995.21 billion (2025)
- Armenia — 3.95 trillion (2025)
- Austria — 212.44 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 143.49 billion (2025)
- Belgium — 384.4 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 24.4 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 44.33 billion (2025)
- Croatia — 41.48 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — 30.21 billion (2025)
- Czechia — 4.47 trillion (2025)
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$44,147 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 43,232 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Germany's imports of goods and services (constant LCU)?
- 1.39 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 850.06% from 146.69 billion in 1970 (4.18% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.39 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 146.69 billion in 1970.
- How does Germany rank?
- 53rd highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Germany?
- In 2025, Germany's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 3.6% on 2024 (from 1.35 trillion to 1.39 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 5.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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