Germany vs United States: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Germany
1.69 trillion current US$
in 2023
United States
2.02 trillion current US$
in 2023
Germany rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.02 trillion current US$ against 1.69 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 323.51 billion current US$.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.23 billion current US$ | 26.26 billion current US$ | 10.03 billion current US$ | United States |
| 1970s | 78.21 billion current US$ | 92.45 billion current US$ | 14.24 billion current US$ | United States |
| 1980s | 201.82 billion current US$ | 234.32 billion current US$ | 32.50 billion current US$ | United States |
| 1990s | 429.82 billion current US$ | 540.11 billion current US$ | 110.29 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2000s | 932.52 billion current US$ | 917.12 billion current US$ | 15.39 billion current US$ | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.42 trillion current US$ | 1.53 trillion current US$ | 110.77 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2020s | 1.59 trillion current US$ | 1.82 trillion current US$ | 225.26 billion current US$ | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 2.02 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 Germany and United States?
- 323.51 billion current US$, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$.