The German exports were EUR 786.0 billion in the 1st half of 2025 and thus almost at the previous year’s level (-0.1 %). In contrast, imports rose by 4.4 % to 682 billion euros. The foreign trade balance decreased significantly: at +104.0 billion euros, it was 22.2 % below the value of the previous year (destatis).
The most important export goods remained motor vehicles and parts (131.8 billion euros; -3.4 %), followed by machines (EUR 106.9 billion; -3.4 %) and chemical products (EUR 70.3 billion; -2.7 %). There were growth in data processing devices (+3.6 % to EUR 65.7 billion) and pharmaceutical products (+5.6 % to EUR 61.4 billion). On the import page, car (EUR 73.7 billion; -0.3 %) and data processing devices (68 billion euros; +4.6 %) led on the import page.
The United States was again the most important buyer country of German exports, despite a decline by 3.9 % to EUR 77.6 billion. France (59.2 billion euros; -2.1 %) and the Netherlands (55.7 billion euros; ± 0.0 %) followed in the places. Within the EU, exports increased by 1.2 % to EUR 435.5 billion. Most imports came from China (81.3 billion euros; +10.7 %), before the Netherlands (EUR 49.3 billion; +3.0 %) and the USA (EUR 47.4 billion; +2.7 %).
Germany achieved surpluses, especially in the trade with the USA (+30.2 billion euros; -12.8 %), France (+25.8 billion euros; -2.3 %) and the United Kingdom (+20.7 billion euros; -10.8 %). The exchange with China (–40.0 billion euros; +58.4 %) recorded a clear deficit.