Press release No. 178 of 20 May 2025
- US ranked first among countries with which Germany has the highest export surplus
- Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers contribute most to export surplus with United States
- Import surplus registered for mineral fuels
WIESBADEN – Germany has recorded an export surplus in trade with the United States each year for over three decades. Germany also recorded a considerable export surplus at the start of 2025, and therefore before the entry into force of higher tariffs on exports to the United States: In the 1st quarter of 2025, Germany exported goods to the value of 41.2 billion euros to the United States and imported goods to the value of 23.5 billion euros from the US. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that exports to the United States therefore exceeded imports from the US by almost 75%. At 17.7 billion euros, Germany's export surplus in the trade of goods with the US was the highest among all its trading partners in the 1st quarter of 2025. It was 4.8 billion euros higher than the surplus with France, the country with which Germany has the second biggest export surplus (12.8 billion euros). In the 1st quarter of 2024, the foreign trade balance (exports minus imports) with the United States stood at +16.7 billion euros. At the time, the export surplus was 3.2 billion euros higher than that recorded with France in second place (13.5 billion euros).
More information:
All detailed results on German foreign trade are available in the GENESIS-Online database (tables 51000). Selected tables are also provided on the “Foreign trade“ page on the website of the Federal Statistical Office.
