Germany vs United States of America: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Germany
1.69 trillion current US$
in 2023
United States of America
2.02 trillion current US$
in 2023
Germany rank
3rd
United States of America rank
2nd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America 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 of America'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 of America ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 16.23 billion current US$ 26.26 billion current US$ 10.03 billion current US$ United States of America
1970s 78.21 billion current US$ 92.45 billion current US$ 14.24 billion current US$ United States of America
1980s 201.82 billion current US$ 234.32 billion current US$ 32.50 billion current US$ United States of America
1990s 429.82 billion current US$ 540.11 billion current US$ 110.29 billion current US$ United States of America
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 of America
2020s 1.59 trillion current US$ 1.82 trillion current US$ 225.26 billion current US$ United States of America

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 of America?
United States of America, 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 of America?
323.51 billion current US$, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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$.