Germany Total Imports Growth

1951 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Total Imports Growth

  • Germany Total Imports grew 5.6 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with a decrease of 5.0 % YoY in the previous month
  • Germany Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1951 to Dec 2025, with an averaged rate of 3.2 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 73.7 % in Feb 1951 and a record low of -23.5 % in Jul 2009

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. Federal Statistics Office Germany provides Total Imports, CIF, in EUR. Total Imports Growth prior to January 1990 covers West Germany only and prior to January 1960 excludes Saarland.


Further information about Germany Total Imports Growth

  • In the latest reports, Germany Total Imports recorded 136.1 USD bn in Dec 2025
  • Total Exports reached 156.1 USD bn in Dec 2025, which registered an increase of 2.7 % year on year
  • Germany Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 20.0 USD bn in Dec 2025

View Germany's Total Imports Growth from Jan 1951 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Germany Total Imports Growth

What was Germany's Total Imports Growth in Dec 2025?

Germany Total Imports grew 5.6 % YoY in Dec 2025, compared with a decrease of 5.0 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.6 Dec 2025 5.0 Nov 2025 -23.5 Jul 2009 73.7 Feb 1951 % monthly Jan 1951 - Dec 2025

Total Imports Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) -15.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2020
Argentina (%) 0.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 31.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 5.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1972 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 1.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1954 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 39.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 9.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1987 - Nov 2025
Belarus (%) 11.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Belgium (%) -6.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (%) -4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Botswana (%) -22.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Brazil (%) -9.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) -10.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Bulgaria (%) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (%) 25.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Canada (%) -0.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) -3.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
China (%) 20.8 Oct 2021 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2021
Colombia (%) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) 1,211.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) -13.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 6.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 0.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 10.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 19.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Nov 2025
Estonia (%) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) -2.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Finland (%) 5.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
France (%) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 8.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) -1.4 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 30.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) -0.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) -26.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
India (%) 15.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 10.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) 8.2 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Ireland (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Israel (%) -7.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) -3.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -16.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Japan (%) 3.6 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) -1.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 13.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2025
Kenya (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1999 - Dec 2025
South Korea (%) 11.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1967 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 0.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 2.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Laos (%) 25.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Latvia (%) 0.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) -4.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 0.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (%) 20.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 27.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Malaysia (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) -15.3 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 1.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
Mexico (%) 12.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 20.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (%) -12.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) -3.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (%) 38.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2011 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 7.4 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2004 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) -0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (%) 4.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1961 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1977 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 38.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 15.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 39.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Panama (%) -2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (%) 1.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Peru (%) 16.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 7.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) -3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Portugal (%) -2.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 0.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) -2.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -0.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Serbia (%) 17.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 11.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) -0.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) -0.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) -2.4 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 4.4 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1976 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 12.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) 36.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Sweden (%) -2.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 19.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025

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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: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 17,985,372.000 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
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 22,761,978.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 12,975,615.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 6,126,580.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 5,891,117.000 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
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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