Euro area vs Germany: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Euro area
5.89 trillion current US$
in 2023
Germany
1.69 trillion current US$
in 2023
Euro area rank
2nd
Germany rank
3rd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Euro area
  • Germany
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How they compare

Euro area currently reports 5.89 trillion current US$ against 1.69 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 4.20 trillion current US$.

That makes Euro area's figure about 3.5 times Germany's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 40.85 billion current US$ 16.23 billion current US$ 24.63 billion current US$ Euro area
1970s 203.94 billion current US$ 78.21 billion current US$ 125.73 billion current US$ Euro area
1980s 538.01 billion current US$ 201.82 billion current US$ 336.20 billion current US$ Euro area
1990s 1.31 trillion current US$ 429.82 billion current US$ 878.07 billion current US$ Euro area
2000s 3.06 trillion current US$ 932.52 billion current US$ 2.13 trillion current US$ Euro area
2010s 4.54 trillion current US$ 1.42 trillion current US$ 3.12 trillion current US$ Euro area
2020s 5.45 trillion current US$ 1.59 trillion current US$ 3.86 trillion current US$ Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Euro area or Germany?
Euro area, at 5.89 trillion current US$ against 1.69 trillion current US$ in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Euro area and Germany?
4.20 trillion current US$, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Germany?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Germany rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Euro area ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.