Germany vs United States of America: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Germany
1.47 trillion current US$
in 2023
United States of America
3.08 trillion current US$
in 2023
Germany rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.08 trillion current US$ against 1.47 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 1.62 trillion current US$.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.1 times Germany's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 206 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 14.23 billion current US$ 23.01 billion current US$ 8.78 billion current US$ United States of America
1970s 68.05 billion current US$ 110.84 billion current US$ 42.79 billion current US$ United States of America
1980s 170.28 billion current US$ 345.75 billion current US$ 175.47 billion current US$ United States of America
1990s 381.40 billion current US$ 730.09 billion current US$ 348.68 billion current US$ United States of America
2000s 763.07 billion current US$ 1.59 trillion current US$ 825.13 billion current US$ United States of America
2010s 1.16 trillion current US$ 2.29 trillion current US$ 1.12 trillion current US$ United States of America
2020s 1.41 trillion current US$ 2.87 trillion current US$ 1.46 trillion current US$ United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.08 trillion current US$ against 1.47 trillion current US$ in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Germany and United States of America?
1.62 trillion current US$, 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 imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.