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
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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About this data
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$.