Germany is the largest economy in Europe and is an export-oriented economy. The latest trade partners chart from DeStatis shows some interesting facts. The top 3 export destinations for Germany goods in 2023 were the US, France and the Netherlands. As the Chinese economy contracted last year exports of goods to the country suffered. As a result, China ranked fourth as shown in the chart below. However in terms of the source of imports, China was the top exporter to Germany followed by the Netherlands and the US. Among the East European countries, Poland is a major trade partner of Germany.
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Source: DeStatis
Germany’s top three export goods in 2023 were automobiles, machinery and chemicals. The main trading goods in 2023 are shown in the following chart:
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Source: DeStatis
