In February 2026, German exports rose by 3.6 percent and imports rose by 4.7 percent, both figures adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations compared to January 2026. Furthermore, compared to February 2025 of the previous year, exports increased by 2.9 percent and imports rose by 1.5 percent, according to preliminary data released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Thursday.
During the second month of the year, goods totaling 135.2 billion euros were exported from Germany, while goods valued at 115.4 billion euros were imported into the country. This resulted in a foreign trade balance surplus of 19.8 billion euros in February 2026. This compares to a calendar and seasonal-adjusted trade balance of +20.3 billion euros in January 2026, and +17.6 billion euros in February 2025.
Specifically, exports to EU member states in February 2026 reached 75.9 billion euros, with imports from these states valued at 59.3 billion euros. Relative to January 2026, the calendar and season-adjusted exports to EU states rose by 5.8 percent, and imports from these states increased by 5.1 percent. In the Eurozone, exports amounted to 52.7 billion euros (a rise of 5.2 percent), and imports totaled 40.1 billion euros (a rise of 4.5 percent). Meanwhile, exports to EU states not belonging to the Eurozone were worth 23.2 billion euros (up 7.4 percent), while imports from these non-Eurozone EU states were valued at 19.1 billion euros (up 6.3 percent).
For third countries, exports in February 2026 were valued at 59.4 billion euros, and imports were 56.2 billion euros. Compared to January 2026, exports to third countries rose by 0.8 percent, and imports from these countries increased by 4.4 percent.
The United States was the main destination for German exports in February 2026, receiving goods worth 12.2 billion euros, which was 7.5 percent less than in January 2026. Compared to the previous year’s month, February 2025, exports to the USA were lower by 13.3 percent. Shipments to the United Kingdom rose by 4.1 percent compared to the previous month, reaching 7.1 billion euros. Exports to China saw a dip of 2.5 percent compared to January 2026, settling at 6.1 billion euros.
The largest source of imports in February 2026 was China, from which goods were introduced at a value of 15.0 billion euros. This represented a 6.5 percent increase from the preceding month. Imports from the United States grew by 9.8 percent to 8.4 billion euros. Imports from the United Kingdom increased by 6.0 percent during the same period, reaching 3.1 billion euros.
In terms of Russia, exports in February 2026 were 0.7 billion euros, marking a substantial increase of 26.9 percent compared to January 2026. Furthermore, these exports were up 9.3 percent compared to February 2025. Imports from Russia declined in February 2026 by 18.7 percent relative to January 2026, falling to 0.1 billion euros. However, when compared to February 2025, imports from Russia had decreased by 30.0 percent.
