Germany vs United Kingdom: Commercial service imports

Germany

597.26 billion current US$

in 2025

United Kingdom

446.27 billion current US$

in 2025

Germany rank

3rd

United Kingdom rank

5th

Commercial service imports over time

Germany
United Kingdom

How they compare

Germany currently reports 597.26 billion current US$ against 446.27 billion current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 150.98 billion current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Commercial service imports (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 9,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.