Germany real energy imports, rest of world, adjusted
Germany real energy imports, rest of world, adjusted stood at 6.91 EUR billion in Jul 2026, according to Deutsche Bundesbank. It is one of the indicators in the Imports by country table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2008 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Imports by country table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
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| By product group | |||||||||||
| German foreign trade: imports, At constant prices, Energy, Rest of the World, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 6.91 | 8.14 | 8.02 | 7.96 | 7.72 | 7.28 | 7.98 | 8.63 | 7.84 | 8.18 | |
| German foreign trade: imports, At current prices, flows, Energy, Rest of the World, calendar and seasonally adjusted | 8.9 | 10.35 | 10.92 | 10.82 | 10.22 | 7.21 | 7.83 | 8.18 | 7.79 | 7.89 |
Understanding germany real energy imports, rest of world, adjusted
Quantities of imported coal, oil, natural gas, and electricity from the Rest of the World drive this constant-price metric. By removing the effect of price volatility, the series reveals the actual underlying physical flow of power supplies, distinguishing it from the nominal energy figures in the same table. It completely filters out all non-energy product categories while restricting the geographic scope strictly to suppliers outside the main categorized regions. The resulting valuation provides a direct perspective on physical supply chain reliance on these external global producers.
Month-on-month comparisons offer the most precise analytical lens for this calendar and seasonally adjusted dataset. Statistical smoothing neutralizes predictable weather-driven variations, such as standard winter heating requirements, allowing analysts to spot genuine changes in industrial or strategic stockpiling behavior. While initial figures provide a timely snapshot, subsequent revisions sometimes occur as provisional volume estimates are finalized by customs authorities. Users should be careful not to confuse these constant-price movements with the actual financial burden placed on domestic buyers, as this metric deliberately ignores the massive price swings that characterize global energy markets.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this metric reflect the actual money paid for foreign energy?
- No, the constant-price valuation deliberately removes price changes to focus solely on the physical volume of imported fuel and power.
- Are energy shipments from EU nations included in this total?
- No, the geographic boundary limits the data strictly to energy sources arriving from the Rest of the World.
- Why might early estimates for these energy volumes undergo revisions?
- Initial figures rely on provisional customs declarations, which are periodically updated as bulk cargo manifests are fully audited.