Overview In 2022, Germany was the number 4 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 3 in total exports, the number 3 in total imports, the number 21 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 5 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .
Exports The top exports of Germany are Cars ($149B), Packaged Medicaments ($74.8B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($61.8B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($45.5B), and Refined Petroleum ($25.7B), exporting mostly to United States ($153B), France ($120B), China ($109B), Netherlands ($109B), and Italy ($90.7B).
In 2022, Germany was the world's biggest exporter of Cars ($149B), Packaged Medicaments ($74.8B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($61.8B), Electricity ($18B), and Centrifuges ($15.5B)
Imports The top imports of Germany are Petroleum Gas ($98B), Cars ($67.7B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($41.7B), Crude Petroleum ($39.5B), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($36B), importing mostly from China ($152B), Netherlands ($131B), Poland ($93.1B), Belgium ($91.9B), and Italy ($78.5B).
In 2022, Germany was the world's biggest importer of Petroleum Gas ($98B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($19.3B), Reaction and Catalytic Products ($5.42B), Cheese ($5.19B), and Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel ($4.95B)
Location Germany borders Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland by land and Sweden and United Kingdom by sea.