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Fifth-richest country Germany imported US$1.218 trillion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals the 10 top German trade partners, accounting for 60.2% of total German imports.
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Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
German imports for this product category were $30.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 96.9% of that total.
1. France: $20.7 billion (67.4%)
2. United Kingdom: $3.9 billion (12.6%)
3. United States: $3.4 billion (11%)
4. Spain: $358.3 million (1.2%)
5. Belgium: $328.6 million (1.1%)
6. Brazil: $249.7 million (0.8%)
7. Austria: $235.3 million (0.8%)
8. Italy: $228.5 million (0.7%)
9. Switzerland: $215.6 million (0.70%)
10. Canada: $164.5 million (0.5%)
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Alcoholic Beverages Imports
German imports for this product category were $8.4 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.4% of that total.
1. France: $1.8 billion (21.7%)
2. Italy: $1.7 billion (20.1%)
3. Spain: $673.7 million (8%)
4. Denmark: $613.6 million (7.3%)
5. Austria: $559.7 million (6.7%)
6. Netherlands: $546.7 million (6.5%)
7. United States: $453.7 million (5.4%)
8. United Kingdom: $401.8 million (4.8%)
9. Belgium: $345.7 million (4.1%)
10. Ireland: $159.4 million (1.9%)
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Aluminum Imports
German imports for this product category were $18.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 71.4% of that total.
1. Netherlands: $3.7 billion (20.1%)
2. Austria: $1.8 billion (10.1%)
3. Italy: $1.5 billion (8%)
4. Switzerland: $1.2 billion (6.5%)
5. France: $1.1 billion (6.2%)
6. Belgium: $896.7 million (4.9%)
7. Poland: $832.7 million (4.6%)
8. United Kingdom: $804.8 million (4.4%)
9. Czech Republic: $606.3 million (3.3%)
10. Russia: $575 million (3.2%)
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Automobile Imports
German imports for this product category were $107.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 72.2% of that total.
1. Czech Republic: $11.3 billion (10.6%)
2. Spain: $10.5 billion (9.8%)
3. France: $9.7 billion (9%)
4. Belgium: $8.1 billion (7.5%)
5. Italy: $7.1 billion (6.7%)
6. Poland: $6.9 billion (6.4%)
7. Hungary: $6.5 billion (6.1%)
8. United States: $6.5 billion (6%)
9. Slovakia: $5.5 billion (5.2%)
10. Netherlands: $5.3 billion (5%)
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Cereals Imports
German imports for this product category were $3.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 83.5% of that total.
1. France: $658.8 million (19%)
2. Czech Republic: $589.1 million (17%)
3. Poland: $588.8 million (17%)
4. Netherlands: $271.2 million (7.8%)
5. Denmark: $166.2 million (4.8%)
6. Italy: $150.1 million (4.3%)
7. Belgium: $138 million (4%)
8. Hungary: $125.2 million (3.6%)
9. Ukraine: $120.2 million (3.5%)
10. Sweden: $84.4 million (2.4%)
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Organic Chemicals Imports
German imports for this product category were $34.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86% of that total.
1. Belgium: $10.1 billion (29.3%)
2. Netherlands: $5.8 billion (16.9%)
3. Switzerland: $4.9 billion (14.2%)
4. China: $2.1 billion (6.1%)
5. United Kingdom: $1.5 billion (4.5%)
6. France: $1.4 billion (4.2%)
7. United States: $1.1 billion (3.2%)
8. Italy: $1.1 billion (3.2%)
9. Poland: $767.8 million (2.2%)
10. India: $732.8 million (2.1%)
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Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
German imports for this product category were $30.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 96.9% of that total.
1. France: $20.7 billion (67.4%)
2. United Kingdom: $3.9 billion (12.6%)
3. United States: $3.4 billion (11%)
4. Spain: $358.3 million (1.2%)
5. Belgium: $328.6 million (1.1%)
6. Brazil: $249.7 million (0.8%)
7. Austria: $235.3 million (0.8%)
8. Italy: $228.5 million (0.7%)
9. Switzerland: $215.6 million (0.7%)
10. Canada: $164.5 million (0.5%)
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Copper Imports
German imports for this product category were $12.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 72.5% of that total.
1. Poland: $1.4 billion (11.5%)
2. Netherlands: $1.3 billion (10.6%)
3. Italy: $1.1 billion (8.7%)
4. Sweden: $1.1 billion (8.4%)
5. Russia: $958.6 million (7.7%)
6. Belgium: $836.8 million (6.7%)
7. France: $824.2 million (6.6%)
8. United Kingdom: $539 million (4.3%)
9. Austria: $527.9 million (4.2%)
10. Finland: $435.9 million (3.5%)
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Electronic Equipment Imports
German imports for this product category were $132.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 62.4% of that total.
1. China: $19.6 billion (14.8%)
2. Netherlands: $15.5 billion (11.7%)
3. Czech Republic: $9.2 billion (6.9%)
4. France: $7.1 billion (5.3%)
5. Poland: $6 billion (4.5%)
6. Hungary: $5.9 billion (4.5%)
7. Japan: $5.3 billion (4%)
8. Austria: $5 billion (3.8%)
9. United Kingdom: $4.7 billion (3.6%)
10. Italy: $4.5 billion (3.4%)
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Footwear Imports
German imports for this product category were $11 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 74.1% of that total.
1. China: $2.2 billion (19.7%)
2. Italy: $1.2 billion (11%)
3. Netherlands: $1.1 billion (9.8%)
4. Viet Nam: $806.5 million (7.3%)
5. Belgium: $662.9 million (6%)
6. Slovakia: $608.4 million (5.5%)
7. Portugal: $446.8 million (4.1%)
8. France: $406.4 million (3.7%)
9. India: $405.9 million (3.7%)
10. Austria: $340.1 million (3.1%)
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Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
German imports for this product category were $21 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 75.6% of that total.
1. Poland: $4.5 billion (21.4%)
2. China: $3.9 billion (18.5%)
3. Czech Republic: $2 billion (9.6%)
4. Italy: $1.4 billion (6.9%)
5. Netherlands: $834.1 million (4%)
6. Austria: $825 million (3.9%)
7. Hungary: $753.8 million (3.6%)
8. France: $607.9 million (2.9%)
9. Romania: $513.1 million (2.4%)
10. Denmark: $501.6 million (2.4%)
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Gems, Precious Metals Imports
German imports for this product category were $19.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 67.2% of that total.
1. Switzerland: $5.3 billion (26.5%)
2. South Africa: $1.3 billion (6.6%)
3. Belgium: $1.3 billion (6.5%)
4. United States: $1.2 billion (6.2%)
5. United Kingdom: $958.3 million (4.8%)
6. Austria: $863.2 million (4.3%)
7. France: $714.3 million (3.6%)
8. Thailand: $670.5 million (3.4%)
9. China: $594.7 million (3%)
10. Australia: $452.6 million (2.3%)
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Inorganic Chemicals Imports
German imports for this product category were $8.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 72.6% of that total.
1. France: $1.1 billion (13%)
2. Netherlands: $1 billion (12.5%)
3. Italy: $834.4 million (10.1%)
4. Belgium: $738.3 million (8.9%)
5. United Kingdom: $582.3 million (7%)
6. United States: $476.6 million (5.7%)
7. China: $414 million (5%)
8. Poland: $299.1 million (3.6%)
9. Russia: $298.1 million (3.6%)
10. Austria: $268.6 million (3.2%)
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Iron and Steel Imports
German imports for this product category were $30.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78.7% of that total.
1. Netherlands: $4.1 billion (13.4%)
2. Belgium: $3.9 billion (12.7%)
3. France: $3.8 billion (12.3%)
4. Italy: $3.1 billion (10.2%)
5. Austria: $3 billion (9.8%)
6. Sweden: $1.4 billion (4.5%)
7. Poland: $1.3 billion (4.3%)
8. Finland: $1.2 billion (4%)
9. Czech Republic: $1.2 billion (3.9%)
10. Spain: $1.1 billion (3.5%)
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Iron or Steel Product Imports
German imports for this product category were $23.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 72.8% of that total.
1. Italy: $3.1 billion (13.1%)
2. Czech Republic: $2.2 billion (9.3%)
3. Poland: $2.2 billion (9.3%)
4. China: $2 billion (8.4%)
5. Netherlands: $2 billion (8.3%)
6. Austria: $1.8 billion (7.4%)
7. France: $1.3 billion (5.6%)
8. Switzerland: $1.2 billion (5.1%)
9. Spain: $883.6 million (3.7%)
10. Belgium: $611.7 million (2.6%)
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Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
German imports for this product category were $149.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 68.9% of that total.
1. China: $17.3 billion (11.6%)
2. Netherlands: $14.6 billion (9.8%)
3. Italy: $10 billion (6.7%)
4. Czech Republic: $10 billion (6.7%)
5. Austria: $9.8 billion (6.6%)
6. France: $9.8 billion (6.6%)
7. United States: $9.3 billion (6.3%)
8. Hungary: $7.6 billion (5.1%)
9. Switzerland: $7.3 billion (4.9%)
10. Poland: $6.9 billion (4.7%)
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Meat Imports
German imports for this product category were $8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.8% of that total.
1. Netherlands: $2 billion (24.7%)
2. Belgium: $1 billion (13.2%)
3. Denmark: $967.5 million (12.1%)
4. Poland: $641.6 million (8.1%)
5. France: $513.3 million (6.4%)
6. Italy: $451 million (5.7%)
7. Austria: $442.1 million (5.6%)
8. Spain: $384.2 million (4.8%)
9. Argentina: $265.2 million (3.3%)
10. Ireland: $232 million (2.9%)
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Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
German imports for this product category were $38.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 71.3% of that total.
1. United States: $5.6 billion (14.5%)
2. Netherlands: $4.3 billion (11.2%)
3. Switzerland: $3.6 billion (9.3%)
4. China: $2.6 billion (6.7%)
5. France: $2.5 billion (6.4%)
6. Japan: $2.5 billion (6.4%)
7. Belgium: $2 billion (5.2%)
8. United Kingdom: $1.8 billion (4.6%)
9. Hungary: $1.4 billion (3.6%)
10. Italy: $1.3 billion (3.5%)
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Oil Imports
German imports for this product category were $160.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 62.7% of that total.
1. Netherlands: $29.6 billion (18.5%)
2. Russia: $29.4 billion (18.4%)
3. Norway: $8.1 billion (5.1%)
4. United Kingdom: $7.5 billion (4.7%)
5. Belgium: $6.5 billion (4.1%)
6. Kazakhstan: $5.6 billion (3.5%)
7. Nigeria: $5 billion (3.1%)
8. Algeria: $3.3 billion (2.1%)
9. Azerbaijan: $3.1 billion (1.955%)
10. Libya: $2.2 billion (1.4%)
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Paper Imports
German imports for this product category were $15.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 83.2% of that total.
1. Sweden: $2.4 billion (15.2%)
2. Finland: $1.9 billion (12%)
3. Austria: $1.7 billion (10.7%)
4. France: $1.6 billion (10.1%)
5. Netherlands: $1.3 billion (8.3%)
6. Poland: $1.3 billion (8.1%)
7. Italy: $1.1 billion (7.2%)
8. Switzerland: $751.2 million (4.8%)
9. Belgium: $629.5 million (4%)
10. Czech Republic: $426.3 million (2.7%)
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Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
German imports for this product category were $7.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 87.4% of that total.
1. France: $2.3 billion (31.2%)
2. United Kingdom: $787.8 million (10.9%)
3. Switzerland: $773.5 million (10.7%)
4. Italy: $553.9 million (7.6%)
5. Netherlands: $434.6 million (6%)
6. United States: $381.8 million (5.3%)
7. Spain: $357.6 million (4.9%)
8. Poland: $305.5 million (4.2%)
9. Austria: $279.8 million (3.9%)
10. Belgium: $200.7 million (2.8%)
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Pharmaceuticals Imports
German imports for this product category were $49.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 86.3% of that total.
1. Netherlands: $10.9 billion (22%)
2. Switzerland: $6.4 billion (12.9%)
3. Belgium: $5.8 billion (11.7%)
4. United Kingdom: $4.2 billion (8.5%)
5. France: $4 billion (8.1%)
6. United States: $3.2 billion (6.5%)
7. Italy: $3.1 billion (6.2%)
8. Ireland: $2.5 billion (5.1%)
9. Spain: $1.4 billion (2.7%)
10. Denmark: $1.2 billion (2.5%)
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Plastics Imports
German imports for this product category were $44.9 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78.4% of that total.
1. Netherlands: $7.2 billion (16%)
2. Belgium: $6.9 billion (15.3%)
3. France: $4 billion (9%)
4. Italy: $3.7 billion (8.3%)
5. Austria: $2.7 billion (6%)
6. Switzerland: $2.6 billion (5.8%)
7. Poland: $2.4 billion (5.2%)
8. United Kingdom: $2 billion (4.4%)
9. Czech Republic: $1.9 billion (4.3%)
10. China: $1.9 billion (4.1%)
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Rubber Imports
German imports for this product category were $17.5 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 63% of that total.
1. France: $1.6 billion (9%)
2. Poland: $1.5 billion (8.6%)
3. Czech Republic: $1.4 billion (7.9%)
4. Netherlands: $1.3 billion (7.7%)
5. Italy: $1.3 billion (7.6%)
6. Belgium: $951.5 million (5.4%)
7. Slovakia: $822.9 million (4.7%)
8. Spain: $782.6 million (4.5%)
9. China: $678 million (3.9%)
10. Romania: $653.6 million (3.7%)
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Wood Imports
German imports for this product category were $9.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 68.5% of that total.
1. Poland: $1.4 billion (15.7%)
2. Austria: $1.2 billion (12.9%)
3. Czech Republic: $877.4 million (9.6%)
4. China: $499.5 million (5.4%)
5. Netherlands: $431.2 million (4.7%)
6. Russia: $385.7 million (4.2%)
7. France: $371.9 million (4.1%)
8. Belgium: $370.3 million (4%)
9. Sweden: $363.2 million (4%)
10. Finland: $355.1 million (3.9%)
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Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
German imports for this product category were $18 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 74.2% of that total.
1. China: $3.7 billion (20.6%)
2. Turkey: $2.3 billion (12.9%)
3. Bangladesh: $2 billion (10.9%)
4. Netherlands: $1.6 billion (8.9%)
5. Italy: $871.9 million (4.8%)
6. Poland: $744.5 million (4.1%)
7. India: $646.4 million (3.6%)
8. Denmark: $539.7 million (3%)
9. Cambodia: $492.3 million (2.7%)
10. France: $468.6 million (2.6%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading German import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Research Note: Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.
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