FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Germany
Heavy-third FAO agricultural trade profile for Germany (2018–2023).
- $314.7B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $395.9B
- imports, 2018–2023
- -$81.2B
- trade deficit
- $710.5B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Germany agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Heavy cumulative trade book
Germany in the heavy-trade third
$710.5B cumulative 2018–2023 ag trade puts Germany in the heaviest third of FAO partners here (#3 of 50).
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for Germany reached $710.5B, a heavy-third book where US duty shifts on its headline commodities move real volume. Leading export: Cheese from whole cow milk; leading import: Cheese from whole cow milk. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; on a heavy book, map each Germany-origin shipment to the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $5.9B |
| 2 | Dog or cat food; put up for retail sale | $3.3B |
| 3 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $2.8B |
| 4 | Meat of pig boneless; fresh or chilled | $2.2B |
| 5 | Sugar confectionery | $2.1B |
| 6 | Coffee; decaffeinated or roasted | $2.1B |
| 7 | Meat of pig with the bone; fresh or chilled | $2.0B |
| 8 | Wheat | $1.9B |
| 9 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $1.7B |
| 10 | Rapeseed or canola oil; crude | $1.6B |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $5.6B |
| 2 | Rape or colza seed | $3.7B |
| 3 | Coffee; green | $3.6B |
| 4 | Cigarettes | $3.2B |
| 5 | Wine | $2.9B |
| 6 | Dog or cat food; put up for retail sale | $2.4B |
| 7 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $2.1B |
| 8 | Soya beans | $1.9B |
| 9 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $1.8B |
| 10 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $1.8B |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Cheese from whole cow milk
- Leading agricultural import: Cheese from whole cow milk
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for Germany's heavy-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($710.5B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (−$81.2B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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