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China vs Germany: Goods imports

China
2.69 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Germany
1.32 trillion BoP, current US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
3rd

Goods imports over time

  • China
  • Germany
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How they compare

China currently reports 2.69 trillion BoP, current US$ against 1.32 trillion BoP, current US$ in Germany, a difference of 1.37 trillion BoP, current US$.

That makes China's figure about 2.0 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
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, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. 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.