Germany
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Germany

Waterborne foreign imports from Germany to the United States in 2015 totaled $73,582,022,281. Exports to Germany in 2015 were $18,920,366,443.

Information about foreign trade between Germany and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Germany represented 58.3% of all vessel imports, $42,919,294,150 versus $73,582,022,281.

By weight, container cargo imports from Germany represented 54.2% of all vessel shippments, 5,457,494,992 (kg) versus 10,071,487,812 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $73,582,022,281  $18,920,366,443
2014  $73,108,354,466  $18,878,453,187
2013  $69,473,716,089  $18,304,928,244
2012  $66,130,082,686  $19,917,245,396
2011  $56,325,832,392  $19,117,166,151
2010  $47,660,029,186  $16,998,920,835
2009  $39,710,868,967  $14,861,507,743
2008  $57,162,988,604  $21,786,989,929
2007  $53,496,432,961  $18,256,864,251
2006  $52,302,912,480  $14,739,853,101
2005  $50,325,789,444  $11,588,146,120
2004  $45,033,083,802  $11,157,598,191
2003  $40,763,210,508  $10,534,350,683


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $42,919,294,150  $8,516,152,225
2014  $42,977,636,964  $9,158,216,597
2013  $41,232,555,528  $8,701,149,024
2012  $39,861,193,005  $8,844,844,422
2011  $33,451,031,604  $9,201,155,233
2010  $27,982,603,173  $8,356,796,163
2009  $25,191,305,508  $6,866,111,626
2008  $32,119,468,698  $8,942,245,628
2007  $27,856,641,624  $7,286,810,274
2006  $25,442,191,353  $6,454,103,318
2005  $24,065,513,606  $5,307,020,960
2004  $21,196,676,183  $4,575,735,041
2003  $19,376,100,050  $4,260,482,769


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  10,071,487,812  9,249,738,634
2014  9,130,246,394  8,968,302,897
2013  8,764,141,315  9,840,825,027
2012  8,549,324,005  10,391,806,522
2011  7,955,304,497  9,565,116,818
2010  7,417,007,336  8,306,178,692
2009  6,774,899,251  6,607,598,766
2008  10,182,657,287  9,012,934,640
2007  11,557,125,034  6,610,315,797
2006  12,951,269,478  5,169,846,423
2005  13,117,670,339  4,116,571,886
2004  11,672,438,254  4,960,418,209
2003  9,657,170,481  4,577,362,400


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  5,457,494,992  1,799,958,088
2014  5,457,494,992  1,846,930,463
2013  5,220,369,053  1,657,204,059
2012  5,435,420,630  1,888,496,326
2011  5,102,899,640  2,081,603,694
2010  4,475,419,738  1,918,041,791
2009  3,601,898,311  1,509,050,791
2008  4,620,546,387  1,918,295,749
2007  4,521,879,884  1,641,528,844
2006  4,644,858,889  1,424,462,023
2005  5,084,511,231  1,310,421,456
2004  4,303,698,709  1,220,099,630
2003  3,795,693,375  1,138,074,092


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov