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Top Product $12.5BComputers
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Top Product $20.5BCars
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$48,432CURRENT US$
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About

China-Germany Trade: In 2022, China exported $152B to Germany. The main products that China exported to Germany were Computers ($12.5B), Electric Batteries ($8.08B), and Broadcasting Equipment ($8.03B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $89.1B in 2017 to $152B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Germany.

Germany-China Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $109B to China. The main products that Germany exported to China were Cars ($20.5B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($9.81B), and Packaged Medicaments ($2.88B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.74%,  from $95B in 2017 to $109B in 2022.

In 2020, Germany exported services to China worth $14.9B, with Royalties and license fees ($6.09B), Other business services ($5.48B), and Transportation ($3.08B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

About

Overview In September 2024, China exported $9B and imported $8.28B from Germany, resulting in a positive trade balance of $719M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of China have increased by $795M (9.69%) from $8.2B to $9B, while imports decreased by $-425M (-4.89%) from $8.7B to $8.28B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of China to Germany were Electric Batteries ($955M), Computers ($615M), Telephones ($379M), Electrical Transformers ($266M), and Semiconductor Devices ($228M). In September 2024 the top imports of China from Germany were Cars ($1.29B), Packaged Medicaments ($1B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($552M), Hydrogen ($215M), and Laboratory Reagents ($203M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($1.99B), Zhejiang Province ($1.39B), Jiangsu Province ($1.36B), Shanghai Province ($956M), and Fujian Province ($744M), while imports destinations were mainly Shanghai Province ($2.24B), Beijing ($1.49B), Jiangsu Province ($1.09B), Guangdong Province ($945M), and Tianjin ($437M).

Growth In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Germany was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Electric Batteries ($545M or 133%), Telephones ($111M or 41.5%), and Electrical Transformers ($97.3M or 57.9%). In September 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Germany was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($-223M or -28.8%), Cars ($-202M or -13.6%), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($-183M or -73.2%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$795M(9.69%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$-425M(-4.89%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Guangdong Province$1.99B

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of China over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $152B to Germany. The main products exported from China to Germany were Computers ($12.5B), Electric Batteries ($8.08B), and Broadcasting Equipment ($8.03B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $89.1B in 2017 to $152B in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $109B to China. The main products exported from Germany to China were Cars ($20.5B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($9.81B), and Packaged Medicaments ($2.88B). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to China have increased at an annualized rate of 2.74%, from $95B in 2022 to $109B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Germany (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B
Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Germany. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Germany or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Germany included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than China included Austria ($86.5B), France ($120B), and Switzerland ($76.1B).

Difference in imports from Germany (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Germany

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Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Germany by product, considering products traded by both, China and Germany.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Machines ($80.7B), Textiles ($12.2B), and Miscellaneous ($10.8B).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($38.3B), Transportation ($34.2B), and Chemical Products ($11.6B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Germany+$2.14BTelephones
Top Product Potential Germany China+$1.05BIntegrated Circuits

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Germany exported services to China worth $14.9B, with Royalties and license fees ($6.09B), Other business services ($5.48B), and Transportation ($3.08B) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Germany (Flag) to China (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Germany. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

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