Imports as a share of GDP rose 11.6% to 0.417% in Germany in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Germany reached an all time high of 0.417% in 2021 and an all time low of 0.162% in 1972. When compared to Germany's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Austria amounted to 0.553%, 0.858% in Belgium, 0.314% in France and 0.545% in Poland in 2021.
Germany has been ranked 73rd within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 0.493% | 0.486% | 0.509% | 0.525% | 0.521% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.764% | 0.782% | 0.821% | 0.834% | 0.818% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 0.746% | 0.715% | 0.715% | 0.710% | 0.679% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.312% | 0.309% | 0.320% | 0.327% | 0.325% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.393% | 0.387% | 0.401% | 0.412% | 0.410% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 0.798% | 0.780% | 0.793% | 0.795% | 0.792% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.267% | 0.260% | 0.279% | 0.289% | 0.283% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 1.59% | 1.57% | 1.61% | 1.65% | 1.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.752% | 0.693% | 0.726% | 0.741% | 0.727% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.454% | 0.473% | 0.492% | 0.507% | 0.495% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 0.207% | 0.207% | 0.208% | 0.208% | 0.208% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.306% | 0.299% | 0.315% | 0.324% | 0.320% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 0.533% | 0.567% | 0.573% | 0.570% | 0.572% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 0.552% | 0.562% | 0.559% | 0.540% | 0.493% |
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