Germany has recorded the highest trade surplus with the US among all its trading partners in the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025).
German exports to the US totalled €41.2 billion (~$46.6 billion), while imports amounted to €23.5 billion (~$26.6 billion)—resulting in a €17.7 billion (~$20 billion) surplus, up from €16.7 billion a year earlier, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
The US remained Germany’s top trading partner in terms of surplus, with a gap nearly 75 per cent greater than imports. The surplus with the US was also €4.8 billion (~$5.4 billion) higher than with France, Germany’s second-largest surplus partner (€12.8 billion). In comparison, in the first quarter of 2025, the surplus with France had stood at €13.5 billion.
Germany has maintained a goods trade surplus with the US for over 30 years.
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