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General profile: Germany

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
83.370 Millions
0.950 EUR/US$
4 077 087 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 349 390 km²
8.67 %
1.90 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+1.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
970 914
1 258 924
1 326 206
1 657 577
Merchandise imports
777 073
1 054 814
1 051 132
1 570 752
Merchandise trade balance
193 842
204 110
275 074
86 826
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %86 %86 %4 %4 %6 %6 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
165 369121 875113 900113 38394 514165 369121 875113 900113 38394 514
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
(e) 166 093
225 234
280 657
(e) 411 761
Services imports
(e) 209 354
263 537
302 006
(e) 459 231
Services trade balance
(e) -43 261
-38 303
-21 349
(e) -47 470
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
22.5
24.8
20.2
(e) 25.8
Travel
17.5
15.4
13.2
(e) 8.0
Other services
55.0
56.1
61.3
(e) 59.5
TRADE INDICES
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9793102104104103100959190918879919388828175727067991021009910010210097959394969993969698101103102100100
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
2 845 732
3 396 354
3 356 236
4 077 087
GDP per capita, current US$
35 041
41 763
40 893
48 904
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
0.73
4.18
1.49
1.90
Current account balance, % of GDP
4.68
5.78
8.58
4.24
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.950
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
49.222.123.347.041.749.222.123.347.041.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+3.5 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
47 449.80
65 642.99
20 339.54
11 053.40
FDI outflows
74 543.07
125 450.81
88 779.91
142 979.79
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.24
0.38
0.46
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
20 411.819 359.318 729.718 903.415 688.315 197.515 578.117 075.416 395.714 637.015 337.112 788.812 344.810 973.79 767.57 484.16 863.96 515.55 748.44 653.63 883.03 603.511 05346 46856 20452 68472 02248 39022 68020 340-47112 77728 18167 51465 64323 8068 12780 21255 65547 450-10 19232 37753 52226 402198 279FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
(e) 5.32
5.15
7.49
(e) 1.63
Balance, % of imports
(e) 16.20
13.84
19.04
(e) 3.37
Normalized balance
(e) 0.075
0.065
0.087
(e) 0.017
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
988980888887858684858685807282807871
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban 78%Urban 78%Rural 22%Rural 22%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.322 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
9 381
17 570
12 560
7 102
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
78.52
82.99
85.21
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
13 056 019
(t) 15 029 425
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
7.90
5.28
4.65
4.77
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
11.50
9.54
8.44
7.48
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 4.12
4.06
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
t
Revised more than 20% in relation to the version published on 18 March 2022.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 September 2023