United States (US) International Trade in Goods and Services with Germany

In 2017, U.S. exports of goods and services to Germany were $86.6 billion, up 6.5% from 2016, and imports from Germany were $153.3 billion, up 3.3% from 2016. As a result, the trade deficit with Germany decreased to $66.7 billion.

In 2017, exports to Germany accounted for 3.7% of total U.S. exports, and imports from Germany accounted for 5.3% of total U.S. imports. Exports were led by capital goods (excluding automotive), which accounted for 27.3% of U.S. exports to Germany, and imports were led by capital goods (excluding automotive), which accounted for 27.6% of U.S. imports from Germany.

Millions of dollars:

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Exports	82,809	68,525	73,378	76,808	76,075	74,644	77,907	80,133	81,283	86,585
Imports	132,309	100,984	111,902	130,025	141,632	147,834	157,555	157,162	148,355	153,313
Balance	-49,500	-32,460	-38,524	-53,217	-65,557	-73,190	-79,647	-77,028	-67,072	-66,728

In 2017, the U.S. direct investment position in Germany (outward) was $136.1 billion, an increase of 1.8% from 2016. The direct investment position from Germany in the United States (inward) was $310.2 billion, an increase of 5.4% from 2016.

In 2016, Germany-based majority-owned affiliates of U.S. Multinational Enterprises MNEs) employed 701.30 thousand people, a decrease of 0.1% from 2015; sales were $341.3 billion, down 4.5%. U.S.-based majority-owned affiliates of German MNEs employed 673.9 thousand people in 2015, an increase of 3.1% from the previous year; sales were $465.0 billion, up 1.2%.