China replaces US as Germany’s top trading partner, reclaiming a position it held from 2016 to 2023. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to visit China next week.
China has overtaken the US as Germany’s most important trading partner, according to figures released by Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Friday.
The sum of exports and imports between the two countries last year totaled €251.8 billion ($296.6 billion), a 2.1% increase, according to Destatis.
China was Germany’s most important trading partner from 2016 all the way through to 2023. In 2024, the US briefly held the title.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also set to visit China next week, where he is set to discuss trade and other topics.
China replaces US as Germany’s top trading partner
Germany last year imported goods worth €170.6 billion from China, an 8.8% increase from the year earlier. Chinese imports to Germany were mainly data processing equipment, electrical equipment and machinery.
Meanwhile, German exports to China last year totaled €81.3 billion, down 9.7% from the year earlier.
The US was Germany’s next top business partner last year, with a foreign trade turnover of €240.5 billion, a 5% drop from the year before.
Source : https://www.dw.com/en/china-overtakes-us-to-become-germanys-top-trading-partner/a-76057129