Summary
- Canada → Germany
- $6.4billion
- Germany → Canada
- $15.8billion
- Canada’s balance
- -$9.4billion
Balance
Canada’s trade balance with Germany
Trade between Canada and Germany grew 3.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Canada’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 6.4
- Imports 15.8
- Balance -9.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3.4 billion | $3.2 billion | $128 million |
| 1996 | $3.1 billion | $3.2 billion | -$160 million |
| 1997 | $2.8 billion | $4.3 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 1998 | $2.9 billion | $4.3 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 1999 | $2.6 billion | $4.5 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2000 | $2.9 billion | $5.1 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2001 | $2.7 billion | $5.2 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2002 | $2.5 billion | $5.4 billion | -$3 billion |
| 2003 | $2.4 billion | $6.4 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2004 | $2.7 billion | $7.3 billion | -$4.6 billion |
| 2005 | $3.2 billion | $8.4 billion | -$5.2 billion |
| 2006 | $4.7 billion | $9.9 billion | -$5.2 billion |
| 2007 | $4.5 billion | $10.6 billion | -$6.1 billion |
| 2008 | $5.2 billion | $11.5 billion | -$6.3 billion |
| 2009 | $4 billion | $9.1 billion | -$5.1 billion |
| 2010 | $4.6 billion | $10.6 billion | -$6 billion |
| 2011 | $6 billion | $12.4 billion | -$6.4 billion |
| 2012 | $4.7 billion | $13.7 billion | -$9 billion |
| 2013 | $4.6 billion | $14.1 billion | -$9.5 billion |
| 2014 | $4.1 billion | $13.6 billion | -$9.5 billion |
| 2015 | $3.6 billion | $13 billion | -$9.4 billion |
| 2016 | $3.9 billion | $12.2 billion | -$8.3 billion |
| 2017 | $4 billion | $12.9 billion | -$8.9 billion |
| 2018 | $4.2 billion | $14.1 billion | -$9.9 billion |
| 2019 | $5.4 billion | $14.2 billion | -$8.8 billion |
| 2020 | $5.1 billion | $12.4 billion | -$7.2 billion |
| 2021 | $5.5 billion | $14.1 billion | -$8.6 billion |
| 2022 | $6.5 billion | $16.2 billion | -$9.7 billion |
| 2023 | $6.1 billion | $17.1 billion | -$11 billion |
| 2024 | $6.4 billion | $15.8 billion | -$9.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What Canada sells to Germany
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Germany sells to Canada
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Vancouver and Hamburg is 9,362 nautical miles (17,338 km) long: ≈ 21.5–28 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Panama Canal and Strait of Dover.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Germany was Canada’s 5th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Canada was Germany’s 26th (0.8%).
- Germany in Canada’s trade
- 2.1%
- Germany’s rank among Canada’s partners
- 5th
- Canada in Germany’s trade
- 0.8%
- Canada’s rank among Germany’s partners
- 26th
Compare with
Other partners of Canada
Other partners of Germany
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.