Germany — Current account (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1860–2030 · 151 observations
About this series
The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The current account reading for Germany was 6.62% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 6.55% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.08 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 7.05% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1860–2030
- Quarterly data, 1991–2026
- Monthly data, 1971–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 4.22 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 4.34 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 4.54 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 3.12 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 6.55 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 6.62 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 6.55 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 5.88 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 4.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 7 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 6.27 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 8.12 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 8.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 8.14 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 8.93 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 8.19 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 7.36 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 6.81 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 7.35 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 6.35 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.