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Trade between Germany and Luxembourg

In 2024, Germany exported $6.2 billion to Luxembourg and imported $3.1 billion. Germany ran a surplus of $3.1 billion with Luxembourg, compared with a surplus of $1.9 billion in 2019. Luxembourg was Germany’s 43rd largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and Germany was Luxembourg’s largest (22%).

Summary

Germany → Luxembourg
$6.2billion
Luxembourg → Germany
$3.1billion
Germany’s balance
$3.1billion

Balance

Germany’s trade balance with Luxembourg

Trade between Germany and Luxembourg grew 2.4-fold since 1999

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

  • Exports 6.2
  • Imports 3.1
  • Balance +3.1

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$0$0$0
1996$0$0$0
1997$0$0$0
1998$0$0$0
1999$2.6 billion$1.3 billion$1.2 billion
2000$2.4 billion$1.3 billion$1.1 billion
2001$2.7 billion$1.6 billion$1.1 billion
2002$3 billion$1.8 billion$1.2 billion
2003$3.7 billion$2.1 billion$1.6 billion
2004$4.3 billion$2.5 billion$1.7 billion
2005$4.5 billion$3.2 billion$1.4 billion
2006$5.1 billion$3.4 billion$1.7 billion
2007$5.6 billion$3.8 billion$1.8 billion
2008$6.3 billion$4.6 billion$1.8 billion
2009$5.2 billion$3.4 billion$1.8 billion
2010$6 billion$3.6 billion$2.4 billion
2011$6.8 billion$4.1 billion$2.7 billion
2012$5.9 billion$3.4 billion$2.5 billion
2013$6.2 billion$3.7 billion$2.5 billion
2014$6.1 billion$3.7 billion$2.4 billion
2015$5 billion$3.4 billion$1.6 billion
2016$5.1 billion$3.1 billion$2 billion
2017$5.5 billion$3.4 billion$2.1 billion
2018$5.8 billion$3.7 billion$2.1 billion
2019$5.4 billion$3.5 billion$1.9 billion
2020$5.4 billion$3 billion$2.4 billion
2021$6.5 billion$3.7 billion$2.7 billion
2022$6.9 billion$3.8 billion$3.1 billion
2023$6.3 billion$3.6 billion$2.7 billion
2024$6.2 billion$3.1 billion$3.1 billion

What they sell each other

What Germany sells to Luxembourg

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

  1. Cars$797 million · 12.8%
    63 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  2. Ferrous scrap$333 million · 5.4%
    894 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  3. Electricity$303 million · 4.9%
    Germany’s destinations
  4. Refined petroleum$274 million · 4.4%
    366 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  5. Aluminum scrap$114 million · 1.8%
    54 thousand tonnes
  6. Auto parts$105 million · 1.7%
    24 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  7. Furniture$98 million · 1.6%
    10 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  8. Glues and adhesives$87 million · 1.4%
    35 thousand tonnes
  9. Buses$87 million · 1.4%
    5 thousand tonnes
  10. New tires$81 million · 1.3%
    19 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations

What Luxembourg sells to Germany

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

  1. Steel angles and sections$213 million · 6.8%
    297 thousand tonnes
  2. New tires$186 million · 6%
    43 thousand tonnes · Germany’s sources
  3. Unwrought aluminum$159 million · 5.1%
    59 thousand tonnes · Germany’s sources
  4. Fresh milk and cream$110 million · 3.5%
    239 thousand tonnes
  5. Plastic packaging$106 million · 3.4%
    53 thousand tonnes
  6. Tire cord fabric$98 million · 3.1%
    25 thousand tonnes
  7. Cars$91 million · 2.9%
    8 thousand tonnes · Germany’s sources
  8. Detergents and surfactants$80 million · 2.6%
    40 thousand tonnes
  9. Auto parts$69 million · 2.2%
    10 thousand tonnes · Germany’s sources
  10. Nonwoven fabric$67 million · 2.2%
    15 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Germany and Luxembourg traded $9.3 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.

Split by transport mode

  1. Land$9.3 billion · 100%

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

How much each matters to the other

Luxembourg was Germany’s 43rd largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and Germany was Luxembourg’s largest (22%).

Luxembourg in Germany’s trade
0.3%
Luxembourg’s rank among Germany’s partners
43rd
Germany in Luxembourg’s trade
22%
Germany’s rank among Luxembourg’s partners
1st

Compare with

Other partners of Germany

Other partners of Luxembourg

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.