Overview In 2023, Germany was the number 3 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 ($174B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($69.4B), Packaged Medicaments ($66.4B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($43.5B), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($23.6B), exporting mostly to United States ($157B), France ($118B), Netherlands ($108B), China ($104B), and Italy ($94.7B).
In 2023, Germany was the world's biggest exporter of Cars ($174B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($69.4B), Packaged Medicaments ($66.4B), Centrifuges ($14.1B), and Engine Parts ($13.7B)
Imports The top imports of Germany are Cars ($78.1B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($48.3B), Petroleum Gas ($39.3B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($36.1B), and Crude Petroleum ($35.9B), importing mostly from China ($164B), Netherlands ($96.9B), United States ($94.8B), Poland ($84B), and France ($72.8B).
In 2023, Germany was the world's biggest importer of Electric Batteries ($29B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($17.7B), Electricity ($7.52B), Cheese ($5.58B), and Precious Metal Scraps ($4.72B)
Location Germany borders Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland by land and Sweden and United Kingdom by sea.