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Exports $120BRnk 2 / 223
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Top Product $8.89BCars
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Exports $78.3BRnk 1 / 219
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Top Product $4.77BCars
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.3Rnk 16 / 133
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH3.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $48,432CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH10.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$40,964CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH0.23%CURRENT US$
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About

Germany-France Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $120B to France. The main products that Germany exported to France were Cars ($8.89B), Packaged Medicaments ($3.67B), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($3.15B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to France have increased at an annualized rate of 0.97%, from $114B in 2017 to $120B in 2022.

In 2020, Germany exported services to France worth $18.1B, with Other business services ($6.75B), Royalties and license fees ($3.93B), and Travel ($2.14B) being the largest in terms of value.

France-Germany In N/A, France did not export any products to Germany.

In 2020, France exported services to Germany worth $22.1B, with Other business services ($8.93B), Travel ($4.01B), and Transportation ($4B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Latest Trends

October, 2024

About

Overview In October 2024, Germany exported €9.92B and imported €6.24B from France, resulting in a positive trade balance of €3.68B. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of Germany have increased by €132M (1.35%) from €9.79B to €9.92B, while imports increased by €497M (8.66%) from €5.74B to €6.24B.

Trade In October 2024, the top exports of Germany to France were Motor cars and motor caravans (€676M), Pharmaceutical products (€474M), Estimations for non-response (€424M), Chassis, bodies, engines etc. for motor... (€411M), and Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€372M). In October 2024 the top imports of Germany from France were Estimations for non-response (€410M), Chassis, bodies, engines etc. for motor... (€376M), Pharmaceutical products (€313M), Plates and sheets of iron or... (€194M), and Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€188M).

Origins In October 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Baden-Württemberg (€1.53B), North Rhine-Westphalia (€1.49B), Bavaria (€1.29B), Lower Saxony (€630M), and Hesse (€501M), while imports destinations were mainly North Rhine-Westphalia (€1.3B), Baden-Württemberg (€1.21B), Hamburg (€827M), Hesse (€763M), and Bavaria (€708M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year exports to France was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Estimations for non-response (€422M or 17.3k%), Motor cars and motor caravans (€101M or 17.6%), and Pharmaceutical products (€91.7M or 24%). In October 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year imports  from France was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Estimations for non-response (€248M or 153%), Chassis, bodies, engines etc. for motor... (€63.7M or 20.4%), and Perfumes and toilet preparations (€57.4M or 57%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)€132M(1.35%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)€497M(8.66%)
MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)Baden-Württemberg€1.53B

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Germany exported $120B to France. The main products exported from Germany to France were Cars ($8.89B), Packaged Medicaments ($3.67B), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($3.15B). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to France have increased at an annualized rate of 0.97%, from $114B in 2017 to $120B in 2022.

France does not register exports to Germany. The main products exported from France to Germany were Cars ($4.77B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($2.98B), and Integrated Circuits ($2.66B).

Exports from Germany (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Exports from France (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
France
Top DestinationGermany$78.3B

This map shows whether countries import more from Germany or France. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Germany and France or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than France included United States ($153B), China ($109B), and Netherlands ($109B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Germany included Morocco ($6.7B), Algeria ($4.69B), and Tunisia ($3.78B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Germany - France

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This chart compares trade between Germany and France by product, considering products traded by both, Germany and France.

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($27.6B), Transportation ($20.4B), and Chemical Products ($15.5B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany France+$4.21BCars
Top Product Potential France Germany+$2.09BCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Germany exported services to France worth $18.1B, with Other business services ($6.75B), Royalties and license fees ($3.93B), and Travel ($2.14B) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, France exported services to Germany worth $22.1B, with Other business services ($8.93B), Travel ($4.01B), and Transportation ($4B) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Germany (Flag) to France (Flag) (2020)

Services Exports from France (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Germany and France. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over France. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany.

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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