China was Germany's most important trading partner from 2016 all the way through to 2023. In 2024, the US briefly held the title. Germany last year imported goods worth €170.6 billion from China, an 8.8% increase from the year earlier. Chinese imports to Germany were mainly data processing equipment, electrical equipment and machinery.
Meanwhile, German exports to China last year totaled €81.3 billion, down 9.7% from the year earlier. The US was Germany's next top business partner last year, with a foreign trade turnover of €240.5 billion, a 5% drop from the year before. German exports to the US fell last year, after US President Donald Trump introduced tariffs on imported goods from many countries, including Germany.
