Germany posts $20 bn trade surplus with US in Q1 2025

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.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)