Germany vs High income: Merchandise imports

Germany
1.54 trillion current US$
in 2025
High income
18.36 trillion current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
High income rank
2nd

Merchandise imports over time

  • Germany
  • High income
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How they compare

High income currently reports 18.36 trillion current US$ against 1.54 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 16.82 trillion current US$.

That makes High income's figure about 11.9 times Germany's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 3rd and High income ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany High income Difference Ahead
1960s 15.98 billion current US$ 151.48 billion current US$ 135.50 billion current US$ High income
1970s 77.54 billion current US$ 701.07 billion current US$ 623.54 billion current US$ High income
1980s 191.11 billion current US$ 1.87 trillion current US$ 1.67 trillion current US$ High income
1990s 419.24 billion current US$ 3.96 trillion current US$ 3.54 trillion current US$ High income
2000s 764.41 billion current US$ 8.14 trillion current US$ 7.37 trillion current US$ High income
2010s 1.16 trillion current US$ 12.72 trillion current US$ 11.56 trillion current US$ High income
2020s 1.43 trillion current US$ 16.33 trillion current US$ 14.89 trillion current US$ High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports, Germany or High income?
High income, at 18.36 trillion current US$ against 1.54 trillion current US$ in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports between Germany and High income?
16.82 trillion current US$, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and High income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Germany and High income rank globally for merchandise imports?
Germany ranks 3rd and High income ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.