Germany exports of goods and services, current prices
Germany exports of goods and services, current prices stood at 1,815.98 EUR billion in 2025, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the National accounts (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1991 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the National accounts (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At current prices | |||||||||||
| National accounts, Exports of goods and services, At current prices | 1,815.98 | 1,812.29 | 1,826.63 | 1,822.96 | 1,567.34 | 1,351.41 | 1,499 | 1,460.41 | 1,407.56 | 1,331.03 | |
| National accounts, Imports of goods and services, At current prices | 1,715.66 | 1,655.55 | 1,671.3 | 1,740.68 | 1,388.9 | 1,177.24 | 1,307.59 | 1,264.57 | 1,179.76 | 1,100.85 |
Understanding germany exports of goods and services, current prices
Quantifies the total outbound flow of domestically produced merchandise and intangible provisions to non-resident entities. Positioned as a primary component of the use of GDP, this aggregate includes manufactured items, raw materials, energy exports, and agricultural products passing through customs, alongside cross-border service transactions such as financial intermediation, transport, and consulting. It stands distinct from domestic demand measures by strictly capturing external consumption of resident output. Valued at current prices in EUR billion, the figures reflect the actual transaction values recorded at the border or at the time of service delivery, incorporating any prevailing market pricing conditions without adjusting for inflation.
Interpreting this unadjusted metric entails recognizing that exchange rate dynamics and international price shifts are fully absorbed into the headline numbers. While the annual frequency eliminates the need to account for monthly shipping bottlenecks or seasonal holidays, researchers must remain alert to revisions stemming from late customs declarations or delayed corporate balance of payments filings. Comparing this nominal aggregate against volume-based indices is necessary to separate true expansion in external trade from mere price escalation in exported commodities. Furthermore, users should note that these figures follow national accounts conventions, meaning they capture changes of economic ownership rather than purely physical cross-border movements, which can cause slight divergences from standard customs trade statistics.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this aggregate include tourism spending by non-residents?
- Yes, expenditures by foreign visitors within the domestic territory are classified as service exports. This is added alongside the cross-border outbound shipment of physical merchandise.
- How does this series treat goods sent abroad strictly for processing?
- Items sent to foreign facilities for processing without a change of economic ownership are excluded. The metric only counts goods where ownership officially transfers to a non-resident.
- Are transport and freight charges included in these export values?
- The figures typically value goods on a free-on-board basis at the customs frontier. Additional outbound freight and insurance services provided by resident carriers to foreign buyers are counted separately within the services component.