Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

1991 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 0.713 % in Dec 2025
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 0.703 % for Sep 2025
  • Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.070 % from Dec 1991 to Dec 2025, with 137 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 5.484 % in Sep 1992 and a record low of 0.703 % in Sep 2025
  • Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in EUR. Statistisches Bundesamt provides Nominal GDP in EUR. Germany joined the Euro Area on January 1st, 1999 with fixed conversion rate of 1 EUR = 1.95583 DEM. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to Q4 1998 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

View Germany's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 1991 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Germany's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 0.713 % in Dec 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.713 Dec 2025 0.703 Sep 2025 0.703 Sep 2025 5.484 Sep 1992 % quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.714 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 15.307 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 2.270 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.759 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.986 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Belarus (%) 5.975 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 0.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.818 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 13.600 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Bulgaria (%) 34.020 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
Colombia (%) 13.886 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 42.387 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 19.938 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 7.981 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 3.955 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.766 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 3.177 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.956 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 11.063 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 0.713 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 5.520 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 1.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 17.025 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 16.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
India (%) 3.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Ireland (%) 0.650 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 38.896 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 2.101 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Nov 2025
Jordan (%) 24.820 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.206 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 13.490 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 8.045 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.368 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.052 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 59.035 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 24.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 49.002 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 12.673 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 26.205 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.853 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.347 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 22.335 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Jan 2026 monthly May 2011 - Jan 2026
Nepal (%) 4.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) 0.728 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.154 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Norway (%) 13.984 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 15.854 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 13.659 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 4.178 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 18.250 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Jan 2026 monthly May 1986 - Jan 2026
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.976 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.189 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 16.648 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 16.799 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 33.447 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 27.055 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 65.663 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.453 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.918 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.483 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 7.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 89.325 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -46,923.274 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 289,924.014 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,271,285.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,707.148 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,815.153 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,497.167 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.600 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 20,000.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 156,059.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,279,159.417 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,970,902.063 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 54,214,028.985 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 136,070.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,738,204.645 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 41,845,878.903 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 14,262.983 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1977 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 9,286.030 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 7,459.434 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 18,138.394 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 217,815.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2000 - Dec 2025
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 12,975,615.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 22,223,382.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 14,774,374.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 17,985,372.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,891,117.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 22,761,978.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 6,126,580.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 8,174,804.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 15,076,653.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,105,745.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 2,040,086.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Exports: China (EUR th) 6,535,998.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports cif (EUR mn) 104,952.656 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Exports fob (EUR mn) 118,553.555 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Exports fob: YoY (%) 4.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Imports cif: YoY (%) 2.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 133.270 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 116.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 17.080 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 2025
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 9,510,298.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 25,537.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Sep 2025
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 73,359.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Oct 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,702.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,178.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -22,553.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 50,888.238 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -5,082.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 67,115.610 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 7,965,114.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 147.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,905,517.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 52.5 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 594.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 253.996 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,118,779.652 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Sep 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 10,200.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 38,264.366 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 34,336.677 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 23,662.388 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 21,225.006 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 48.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,396,398.412 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,742,282.896 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,291.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.713 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 545,805.551 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1998 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,188,745.993 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.2 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,536.840 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,157.690 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,543,326.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,682,421.926 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.26 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1949 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 73.24 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 9.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -14.776 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) -21.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) 45.800 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -81.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 88.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Nov 2025

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