Material import dependency in Germany
Germany: Material import dependency was 39.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.7%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
11th
of 35 countries
All-time high
41.2%
in 2019
All-time low
30.7%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Material import dependency in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material import dependency in Germany stood at 39.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Germany peaked at 41.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 30.7% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 36.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.4% | 39.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More trade data for Germany
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 462,978 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 1.80 million Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 117,932 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 29,270 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data -16.7 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 973,570 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 73,530 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 65.2 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 1,327 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Germany?
- Material import dependency in Germany was 39.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for material import dependency?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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