China vs Germany: Merchandise imports

China
2.58 trillion current US$
in 2025
Germany
1.54 trillion current US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
3rd

Merchandise imports over time

  • China
  • Germany
01.0T2.0T3.0T196019922025

How they compare

China currently reports 2.58 trillion current US$ against 1.54 trillion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 1.04 trillion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

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

Individual pages

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.