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Exports $164BRnk 4 / 208
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Top Product $15.5BBroadcasting Equipment
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Exports $104BRnk 4 / 220
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Top Product $16.2BCars
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.16Rnk 21 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.79Rnk 5 / 132
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GDP$17.8TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH85.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH18.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,614CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH79.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$54,343CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH15.1%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Germany Trade: In 2023, China exported $164B to Germany. The main products that China exported to Germany were Broadcasting Equipment ($15.5B), Electric Batteries ($13.3B), and Computers ($12.7B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 6.8%, from $118B in 2018 to $164B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Germany.

Germany-China Trade: In 2023, Germany exported $104B to China. The main products that Germany exported to China were Cars ($16.2B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($8.72B), and Packaged Medicaments ($3.07B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.39%,  from $106B in 2018 to $104B in 2023.

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 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.79), and 3 in total exports ($1.57T).

Latest Trends

December, 2024

About

Overview In December 2024, China exported $9.7B and imported $7.85B from Germany, resulting in a positive trade balance of $1.85B. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of China have increased by $1.08B (12.5%) from $8.62B to $9.7B, while imports decreased by $-838M (-9.65%) from $8.69B to $7.85B.

Trade In December 2024, the top exports of China to Germany were Electric Batteries ($870M), Computers ($570M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($253M), Light Fixtures ($173M), and Cars ($169M). In December 2024 the top imports of China from Germany were Cars ($856M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($563M), Packaged Medicaments ($369M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($200M), and Gold ($200M).

Origins In December 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($2.08B), Jiangsu Province ($1.6B), Zhejiang Province ($1.46B), Shanghai Province ($928M), and Fujian Province ($784M), while imports destinations were mainly Shanghai Province ($1.96B), Beijing ($1.55B), Jiangsu Province ($1.14B), Guangdong Province ($890M), and Tianjin ($418M).

Growth In December 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Germany was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Railway Cargo Containers ($143M or 2.94k%), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($93.8M or 248%), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($47.4M or 23.1%). In December 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Germany was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Packaged Medicaments ($-632M or -63.1%), Cars ($-430M or -33.4%), and Hydrogen ($-191M or -89%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$1.08B(12.5%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$-838M(-9.65%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)Guangdong Province$2.08B

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, China exported $164B to Germany. The main products exported from China to Germany were Broadcasting Equipment ($15.5B), Electric Batteries ($13.3B), and Computers ($12.7B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 6.8%, from $118B in 2018 to $164B in 2023.

In 2018, Germany exported $104B to China. The main products exported from Germany to China were Cars ($16.2B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($8.72B), and Packaged Medicaments ($3.07B). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.39%, from $106B in 2023 to $104B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Germany (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B
Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$157B

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 2023, countries that imported more from China than Germany included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Germany than China included France ($118B), Austria ($71.6B), and Italy ($94.7B).

Difference in imports from Germany (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Germany

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Machines ($96B), Textiles ($10.6B), and Miscellaneous ($9.71B).

During 2018, Germany had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($38.5B), Transportation ($28.6B), and Chemical Products ($10.2B).

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) (2023)

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