Balance of payments

The balance of payments records all economic transactions between residents and non-residents within a specific period, thus revealing the complex foreign trade links between an economy and the rest of the world.

The current account by partner countries

Current account / trade in goods and services

The current account balance, including its component balances, is available monthly by country. The euro area is Germany’s most important trading partner. However, among individual countries, the highest revenues are generated with the United States, and the highest expenditures with China.

Country portraits

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Germany's economic ties with other countries are reflected in various foreign trade statistics. The country profiles summarize all foreign trade statistics for selected countries to facilitate the analysis of these relationships.

100 years of the German balance of payments

We will take you on a short journey through history and show you where the balance of payments in 1924 and 2024 are still very similar and where they differ (significantly).