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EUR 22.01 billionJuly 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: March 2000
History ends: July 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: EUR

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12 observations · January 2019 to December 2019

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Date or period	Value · EUR	Source
January 2019	EUR 14.69 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
February 2019	EUR 17.75 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
March 2019	EUR 22.38 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
April 2019	EUR 17.84 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
May 2019	EUR 20.75 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
June 2019	EUR 16.63 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
July 2019	EUR 21.31 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
August 2019	EUR 16.5 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
September 2019	EUR 21.18 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
October 2019	EUR 21.32 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
November 2019	EUR 18.53 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
December 2019	EUR 15.13 billion	Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)

Germany trade balance history by year

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Germany trade balance history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	EUR 18.2 billion	EUR 22.01 billionJuly 2026	EUR 14.41 billionApril 2026	▲ +6.80B
2025	EUR 16.86 billion	EUR 23.19 billionMarch 2025	EUR 12.83 billionJanuary 2025	▲ +1.11B
2024	EUR 19.43 billion	EUR 23.05 billionFebruary 2024	EUR 14 billionDecember 2024	▼ −7.58B
2023	EUR 17.26 billion	EUR 22.88 billionMarch 2023	EUR 9.8 billionJanuary 2023	▲ +5.26B
2022	EUR 7.34 billion	EUR 13.35 billionFebruary 2022	EUR 1.28 billionAugust 2022	▲ +4.70B
2021	EUR 14.66 billion	EUR 21.68 billionMarch 2021	EUR 6.23 billionDecember 2021	▼ −8.34B
2020	EUR 15.04 billion	EUR 20.25 billionFebruary 2020	EUR 3.67 billionApril 2020	▲ +1.51B
2019	EUR 18.67 billion	EUR 22.38 billionMarch 2019	EUR 14.69 billionJanuary 2019	▲ +436.00M
2018	EUR 19.06 billion	EUR 25.03 billionMarch 2018	EUR 14.06 billionDecember 2018	▼ −3.49B
2017	EUR 20.66 billion	EUR 25.31 billionMarch 2017	EUR 15.08 billionJanuary 2017	▲ +3.34B
2016	EUR 20.74 billion	EUR 25.46 billionMarch 2016	EUR 13.48 billionJanuary 2016	▲ +4.86B
2015	EUR 20.36 billion	EUR 24.44 billionJuly 2015	EUR 15.02 billionAugust 2015	▲ +2.66B
2014	EUR 17.8 billion	EUR 23.06 billionJuly 2014	EUR 13.54 billionAugust 2014	▲ +3.76B
2013	EUR 16.47 billion	EUR 20.28 billionSeptember 2013	EUR 13.27 billionAugust 2013	▲ +157.00M
2012	EUR 16.1 billion	EUR 18.21 billionJune 2012	EUR 12.23 billionDecember 2012	▼ −1.61B
2011	EUR 13.23 billion	EUR 18.89 billionMarch 2011	EUR 9.93 billionJanuary 2011	▲ +2.59B
2010	EUR 12.91 billion	EUR 16.47 billionSeptember 2010	EUR 8.28 billionJanuary 2010	▲ +4.30B
2009	EUR 11.56 billion	EUR 15.96 billionNovember 2009	EUR 7.41 billionJanuary 2009	▲ +5.08B
2008	EUR 14.86 billion	EUR 19.76 billionJune 2008	EUR 7.34 billionDecember 2008	▼ −9.72B
2007	EUR 16.28 billion	EUR 19.42 billionNovember 2007	EUR 10.47 billionDecember 2007	▼ −5.71B

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Germany trade balance history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	EUR 13.25 billion	EUR 18.13 billionNovember 2006	EUR 10.77 billionApril 2006	▼ −1.57B
2005	EUR 13.18 billion	EUR 16.3 billionJune 2005	EUR 8.88 billionDecember 2005	▼ −4.43B
2004	EUR 13.01 billion	EUR 16.59 billionMarch 2004	EUR 10.85 billionDecember 2004	▼ −1.65B
2003	EUR 10.83 billion	EUR 14.42 billionSeptember 2003	EUR 9.11 billionApril 2003	▲ +1.32B
2002	EUR 11.07 billion	EUR 13.22 billionJuly 2002	EUR 8.38 billionDecember 2002	▼ −2.14B
2001	EUR 7.96 billion	EUR 9.71 billionMarch 2001	EUR 5.66 billionJanuary 2001	▲ +2.63B
2000	EUR 4.89 billion	EUR 6.79 billionOctober 2000	EUR 1.68 billionDecember 2000	▼ −4.46B

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