Germany's exports rose by 1.8% in February 2025 compared to the previous month, while imports increased by 0.7%, according to provisional figures released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). On a calendar and seasonally adjusted basis, the country exported goods worth €131.6 billion and imported goods valued at €113.8 billion, resulting in a foreign trade surplus of €17.7 billion for the month.
Compared with February 2024, exports edged up by 0.1% while imports saw a stronger year-on-year growth of 4.6%.
Trade with the European Union
Exports to EU Member States reached €70.2 billion in February 2025, an increase of 0.5% over January 2025. Imports from the EU totalled €58.6 billion, up 2.3% on the previous month. Within the euro area, exports rose by 0.3% to €48.5 billion, and imports increased by 2.8% to €39.2 billion. Exports to EU countries outside the euro area totalled €21.7 billion (+1.0%), while imports from these nations amounted to €19.4 billion (+1.4%).
Trade with non-EU countries
Exports to non-EU (third) countries saw a notable rise of 3.2%, reaching €61.4 billion in February 2025. Imports from these countries, however, declined by 1.0% to €55.2 billion.
The United States remained Germany's top export destination. Exports to the U.S. rose by 8.5% compared with January 2025, totalling €14.2 billion. Exports to China grew modestly by 0.6% to €6.8 billion. In contrast, exports to the United Kingdom fell by 3.8% to €6.5 billion.
China was also Germany's largest import partner for the month. Imports from China increased by 7.1% to €13.7 billion. Imports from the United States declined by 3.9% to €7.6 billion, while imports from the United Kingdom dropped 5.2% to €3.5 billion.
Trade with Russia
German trade with the Russian Federation continued to contract. Exports to Russia decreased by 3.0% from January to €0.6 billion in February 2025 and were down 13.4% compared to February 2024. Imports from Russia fell by 4.5% month-on-month to €0.1 billion and were 49.4% lower than a year earlier.
Unadjusted trade values
On a nominal basis (not calendar or seasonally adjusted), Germany exported €129.8 billion worth of goods and imported €111.4 billion in February 2025. Compared to February 2024, exports declined by 1.8%, while imports rose by 3.1%. The resulting trade surplus stood at €18.4 billion, down from €24.1 billion in the same month last year.
The figures reflect short-term economic trends and are subject to revision as more detailed data become available. The results are based on provisional monthly foreign trade statistics.
More information:
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
www.destatis.de