2022
Exports
$1.43BWorld Rnk 4 / 198
Flag Rnk 69 / 96
falsefalse Netherlands
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Live animals
0.34Rnk 426 / 1025
2022
Imports
$1.48BWorld Rnk 3 / 211
Flag Rnk 70 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Germany
1.78Rnk 5 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Germany exported $1.43B in Live animals, making it the 4th largest exporter of Live animals in the world. At the same year, Live animals was the 69th most exported product in Germany. The main destination of Live animals exports from Germany are: Netherlands ($634M), United States ($176M), Poland ($114M), Austria ($95.4M), and Hungary ($49.3M).

The fastest growing export markets for Live animals of Germany between 2021 and 2022 were Netherlands ($55.8M), United States ($26.7M), and Hungary ($8.54M).

Imports In 2022, Germany imported $1.48B in Live animals, becoming the 3rd largest importer of Live animals in the world. At the same year, Live animals was the 70th most imported product in Germany. Germany imports Live animals primarily from: Netherlands ($540M), Denmark ($476M), Belgium ($84.8M), France ($73.4M), and Czechia ($69.2M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Continental Tire (3), Samsung (3), and TE Connectivity (2) were at the forefront of shipping Live animals from Germany to the United States.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$1.43B
IMPORTS (2022)$1.48B
NET TRADE (2022)-$50M

In 2022, Germany exported $1.43B in Live animals. The main destinations of Germany exports on Live animals were Netherlands ($634M), United States ($176M), Poland ($114M), Austria ($95.4M), and Hungary ($49.3M).

In 2022, Germany imported $1.48B in Live animals, mainly from Netherlands ($540M), Denmark ($476M), Belgium ($84.8M), France ($73.4M), and Czechia ($69.2M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Live animals EXPORT MARKETS FOR Germany WERE (2021 - 2022):
Netherlands$55.8M (9.66%)
United States$26.7M (18%)
Hungary$8.54M (21%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Live animals BY Germany WERE (2021 - 2022):
Russia-$30.5M (-81.3%)
Italy-$13M (-22.3%)
Uzbekistan-$12.2M (-82%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

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In 2022, Germany's main exporting competitors in Live animals were:
In 2022, Germany's main importing competitors in Live animals were:

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Trade Value of Live animals by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALBelgium+ $18.1M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALFrance+ $46.3M

Live animals’s highest export potential is Belgium. With an export gap of $18.1M.   Live animals’s highest import potential is France with an import gap of $46.3M.

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