By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - Germany saw a foreign trade surplus of €202.8 billion ($239.2 billion) in 2025, down from the previous year, according to official data from Destatis released on Friday.
In 2024, Germany's foreign trade balance posted a surplus of €242.9 billion.
On a yearly basis, exports from Europe's biggest economy rose 1% year-on-year to €1.57 trillion in 2025, while imports climbed 4.4% to €1.36 trillion.
Last year, China surpassed the US in the total trade with Germany, with Beijing's trade turnover (exports + imports) amounting to €251.8 billion compared with the US' €240.5 billion.
In 2024, the US was ranked higher than China among Germany's top trading partners, Destatis noted.
In December alone, Germany saw a surplus of €17.1 billion, up from the previous month. Markets had expected the surplus to come in at €14.1 billion in December.
Exports amounted to €133.3 billion in December, up 4% month-on-month, while imports totaled €116.2 billion, rising 1.4%
Germany's exports to fellow EU member states totaled €75.3 billion in December, while its imports from these countries amounted to €59.4 billion.
Exports from Europe's biggest economy to countries outside the EU amounted to €58 billion, while imports from these countries totaled €56.8 billion in the same month.
Most German exports in December went to the US, up 8.9% from November, with the value of exports to the US rising to €11.8 billion.
On a yearly basis, exports to the US plunged 12.9% in December.
Exports to China rose 10.7% on a monthly basis to €7.2 billion, while exports to the UK climbed 14.6% to €6.9 billion.
Germany’s imports in December came mostly from China, totaling €15.5 billion, up 4.1% month-on-month, followed by the US with €7.9 billion, up 3% on a monthly basis.