Trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors in Germany
Germany: Trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors was 873,381 Enterprises in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors in Germany, 2012–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Enterprises.
Analysis
Germany recorded 873,381 Enterprises for trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors in Germany peaked at 873,381 Enterprises in 2024 and was at its lowest, 576,246 Enterprises, in 2013.
Germany ranks 1st of 22 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors in Germany, year by year
| Year | Enterprises | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 602,600 Enterprises | — |
| 2013 | 576,246 Enterprises | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 599,289 Enterprises | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 623,439 Enterprises | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 659,453 Enterprises | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 686,975 Enterprises | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 688,465 Enterprises | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 714,021 Enterprises | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 762,950 Enterprises | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 790,424 Enterprises | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 823,191 Enterprises | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 850,633 Enterprises | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 873,381 Enterprises | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 643,811 Enterprises | 576,246 Enterprises | 714,021 Enterprises | 8 |
| 2020s | 820,116 Enterprises | 762,950 Enterprises | 873,381 Enterprises | 5 |
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- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 14,694 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.7832 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2149 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 13,003 current LCU per person (2025)
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- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9951 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors in Germany?
- Trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors in Germany was 873,381 Enterprises in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 873,381 Enterprises in 2024.
- What is the lowest trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 576,246 Enterprises in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trade in goods by enterprise characteristics by activity sectors — Importing/exporting enterprises. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset (TEC 09) presents a breakdown by economic activity at group- (3-digit) level of International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4.International trade statistics are among the most widely available and consulted data, and offer a picture of trade flows between countries, broken down by types of goods and services. However, such conventional international trade statistics do not offer insights into the actors who are actually engaged in cross-border trade.The Trade by Enterprise Characteristics (TEC) database aims to fill this gap, and contains international annual trade in goods data broken down by different categories of enterprises. The data provide a solid basis for policy analyses that explore which types of firms are responsible for international trade in goods. It answers questions like who are the firms that are engaged in foreign markets, and what are their characteristics. Both the export and import values and the number of exporting and importing enterprises are available for 26 OECD and 8 non-OECD countries: including 27 EU member states plus Canada, Costa Rica, Norway, Israel, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Data for the United Kingdom haven't been updated since reference year 2018, for Korea and Mexico since reference year 2015.The database consists of ten datasets presenting various combinations of breakdowns by economic activity, employment size class, concentration of trade, partner countries, commodity, type of traders, type of ownership (foreign vs. domestic), exports intensity.TEC data are collected in co-operation with Eurostat and directly from National Statistical Authorities (NSOs). To create TEC data, NSOs have to attribute trade flows to enterprises with different characteristics by merging data on international trade (usually customs data) with statistical business register information on enterprises at the individual enterprise level.Related datasets:Employer Business Demography Statistics,Business Demography Statistics,Structural Business Statistics by Size Class,Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics.