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Trade between Germany and Iran

In 2024, Germany exported $1.3 billion to Iran and imported $238 million. Germany ran a surplus of $1.1 billion with Iran, compared with a surplus of $1.7 billion in 2019. Iran was Germany’s 77th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and Germany was Iran’s 5th (4%).

Summary

Germany → Iran
$1.3billion
Iran → Germany
$238million
Germany’s balance
$1.1billion

Balance

Germany’s trade balance with Iran

Trade between Germany and Iran fell 31% since 1995

USD billions (current). Germany’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 1.3
  • Imports 0.2
  • Balance +1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$1.4 billion$809 million$598 million
1996$1.3 billion$727 million$610 million
1997$1.9 billion$660 million$1.2 billion
1998$1.6 billion$497 million$1.1 billion
1999$1.4 billion$509 million$933 million
2000$1.6 billion$524 million$1.1 billion
2001$1.9 billion$370 million$1.5 billion
2002$2.7 billion$307 million$2.4 billion
2003$3.1 billion$331 million$2.7 billion
2004$4.5 billion$489 million$4 billion
2005$5.4 billion$587 million$4.8 billion
2006$4.7 billion$538 million$4.1 billion
2007$4.7 billion$780 million$3.9 billion
2008$5.4 billion$967 million$4.4 billion
2009$4.9 billion$772 million$4.2 billion
2010$5.5 billion$1.3 billion$4.2 billion
2011$4.7 billion$1.2 billion$3.5 billion
2012$3.2 billion$475 million$2.7 billion
2013$2.8 billion$378 million$2.4 billion
2014$3.5 billion$329 million$3.2 billion
2015$2.4 billion$283 million$2.1 billion
2016$3 billion$253 million$2.8 billion
2017$3.4 billion$437 million$3 billion
2018$3 billion$504 million$2.5 billion
2019$1.9 billion$234 million$1.7 billion
2020$1.9 billion$310 million$1.6 billion
2021$2.1 billion$393 million$1.7 billion
2022$1.8 billion$317 million$1.5 billion
2023$1.3 billion$265 million$1 billion
2024$1.3 billion$238 million$1.1 billion

What they sell each other

What Germany sells to Iran

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Vaccines, blood and antisera$145 million · 11.2%
    131 tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  2. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$104 million · 8%
    1 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  3. Orthopedic and hearing devices$67 million · 5.2%
    79 tonnes
  4. Air pumps, compressors and fans$53 million · 4.1%
    2 thousand tonnes
  5. Dishwashers and packing machines$52 million · 4%
    1 thousand tonnes
  6. Other plastic articles$52 million · 4%
    1 thousand tonnes
  7. X-ray and radiation equipment$45 million · 3.5%
    322 tonnes
  8. Medical and dental instruments$43 million · 3.3%
    202 tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  9. Other processed tobacco$42 million · 3.2%
    4 thousand tonnes
  10. Plastic and rubber processing machines$40 million · 3.1%
    871 tonnes

What Iran sells to Germany

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Other nuts (almonds, walnuts)$77 million · 32.3%
    5 thousand tonnes
  2. Animal guts, bladders and stomachs$39 million · 16.4%
    2 thousand tonnes
  3. Vaccines, blood and antisera$26 million · 11%
    270 tonnes · Germany’s sources
  4. Knotted carpets$15 million · 6.2%
    542 tonnes
  5. Plant extracts, pectin and thickeners$10 million · 4.3%
    2 thousand tonnes
  6. Slag and ash with metals$7 million · 3%
    129 tonnes
  7. Avocados, mangoes, pineapples and dates$7 million · 3%
    3 thousand tonnes
  8. Grapes$6 million · 2.5%
    2 thousand tonnes
  9. Ginger, saffron, turmeric and other spices$4 million · 1.7%
    66 tonnes
  10. Coal tar oils$3 million · 1.2%
    6 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Hamburg to Khorramshahr.

The estimated sea route between Hamburg and Khorramshahr is 12,007 nautical miles (22,236 km) long: ≈ 28–35.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).

Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Strait of Dover, the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Hormuz (12,007 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Dover, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz (7,105 nautical miles).

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

  1. Sea$719 million · 46.8%
  2. Air$817 million · 53.2%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Iran was Germany’s 77th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and Germany was Iran’s 5th (4%).

Iran in Germany’s trade
0.1%
Iran’s rank among Germany’s partners
77th
Germany in Iran’s trade
4.3%
Germany’s rank among Iran’s partners
5th

Compare with

Other partners of Germany

Other partners of Iran

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.