March 2010
Germany
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2008)  82 140 Rank in world trade, 2008 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2008) 3 652 824 Merchandise  1 2
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2008) 2 925 220 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Current account balance (million US$, 2008)  243 880 Commercial services 3 2
Trade per capita (US$, 2006-2008)  34 993 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Trade to GDP ratio (2006-2008)   87.4
Annual percentage change
2008   2000-2008 2007 2008
Real GDP (2000=100)   110 1 2 1
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a   163 7 8 ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2000=100)  a   140 5 5 ...
                         
TRADE POLICY Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2010) 8.933
WTO accession date 1 January 1995 Import duties collected
Trade Policy Review date 6, 8 April 2009 in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2008 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   16
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 29 - 8
All goods   5.5   5.6 Anti-dumping (30 June 2009) 144
Agricultural goods (AOA)   15.9   16.0 Countervailing duties (30 June 2009) 10
Non-agricultural goods   3.9   4.0 Safeguards (19 October 2009)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   4.8   5.4 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2007) Requests for consultation 81 - 68
in agricultural goods (AOA)   51.3 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 33 - 24
in non-agricultural goods   53.2 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 4 - 4
Services sectors with GATS commitments   115 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 4 - 3
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2008   2000-2008 2007 2008
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) 1 446 172 13 19 9
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) 1 185 067 11 16 12
2008   2008
Share in world total exports    8.98 Share in world total imports  7.19
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   6.0 Agricultural products 9.0
Fuels and mining products   5.8 Fuels and mining products 18.9
Manufactures   86.2 Manufactures 70.6
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   63.7 1. European Union (27)   58.5
2. United States   7.2 2. China   7.2
3. Switzerland   4.0 3. United States   5.6
4. China   3.4 4. Russian Federation   4.4
5. Russian Federation   3.2 5. Switzerland   3.8
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2008   2000-2008   2007 2008
Commercial services exports (million US$)  241 590   15 18 11
Commercial services imports (million US$)  283 196   10 16 11
2008   2008
Share in world total exports   6.35   Share in world total imports 8.01
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   24.4   Transportation 23.0
Travel   16.6   Travel 32.3
Other commercial services   59.0   Other commercial services 44.7
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008 Trademark registrations by office, 2008
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
 12 639  4 669  17 308  47 729  2 530  5 844  56 103
                         
a  Refers to 2007 values and to the average annual percentage change for 2000-2007.
Source : World Trade Organization