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Exports $7.1BRnk 38 / 223
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Top Product $669MCars
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Exports $2.61BRnk 27 / 138
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Top Product $1.26BCrude Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.78Rnk 35 / 133
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH49.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $48,432CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH10.4%CURRENT US$
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Germany-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $7.1B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Germany exported to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($669M), Packaged Medicaments ($463M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($334M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.59%, from $7.31B in 2017 to $7.1B in 2022.

In 2022, Germany did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Germany Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $2.61B to Germany. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Germany were Crude Petroleum ($1.26B), Precious Metal Scraps ($561M), and Ethylene Polymers ($150M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 23.7%,  from $903M in 2017 to $2.61B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Germany.

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, Germany exported €686M and imported €228M from Saudi Arabia, resulting in a positive trade balance of €458M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Germany have decreased by €-6.37M (-0.92%) from €692M to €686M, while imports decreased by €-2.72M (-1.18%) from €231M to €228M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Germany to Saudi Arabia were Pharmaceutical products (€57.9M), Motor cars and motor caravans (€53.2M), Lorries and special purpose motor vehicles (€50.3M), Other prefabricated chemicals (€37.6M), and Other machinery (€33.9M). In August 2024 the top imports of Germany from Saudi Arabia were Petroleum oil and petroleum gases (€246M), Plastics (€13.3M), Mineral oil products (€11.2M), Other prefabricated chemicals (€7.72M), and Other chemical final products (€4.7M).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Baden-Württemberg (€109M), Bavaria (€102M), Hesse (€68.3M), North Rhine-Westphalia (€65M), and Rhineland-Pfalz (€50.1M), while imports destinations were mainly Saxony-Anhalt (€134M), Hesse (€64M), North Rhine-Westphalia (€12.9M), Lower Saxony (€4.48M), and Bavaria (€4.01M).

Growth In August 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year exports to Saudi Arabia was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Measuring and automatical control instruments (€-3.84M or -18.9%), Plastics (€-3.42M or -27.8%), and Lifting and handling equipment (€-3.27M or -32.2%). In August 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year imports  from Saudi Arabia was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Other chemical semi-finished products (€-14M or -93.8%), Plastics (€-5.45M or -29%), and Other prefabricated chemicals (€-1.92M or -19.9%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-6.37M(-0.92%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-2.72M(-1.18%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Baden-Württemberg€109M

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Germany exported $7.1B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Germany to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($669M), Packaged Medicaments ($463M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($334M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.59%, from $7.31B in 2017 to $7.1B in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $2.61B to Germany. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Germany were Crude Petroleum ($1.26B), Precious Metal Scraps ($561M), and Ethylene Polymers ($150M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 23.7%, from $903M in 2022 to $2.61B in 2017.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Saudi Arabia included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Germany included India ($46.2B), Japan ($36.5B), and South Korea ($36B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Germany - Saudi Arabia

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

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Machines ($1.82B), Chemical Products ($1.55B), and Transportation ($1.38B).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.44B), Precious Metals ($569M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($279M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany Saudi Arabia+$504MCars
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Germany+$1.04BCrude Petroleum

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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