Germany vs United States: Merchandise exports

Germany
1.76 trillion current US$
in 2025
United States
2.19 trillion current US$
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Merchandise exports over time

  • Germany
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 2.19 trillion current US$ against 1.76 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 421.03 billion current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a resident to a non-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.