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Germany's trade turnover with Poland and the Czech Republic rose in the first half of the year

13.08.2025

Translation from German - DeepL. Original.

According to a recent analysis of data from the Federal Statistical Office by the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, foreign trade with the 29 target countries in Central, Eastern, South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia rose by two per cent to 275 billion euros in the first half of 2025 – an increase of over 5.4 billion euros.

Exports to Eastern Europe grew by 3 billion euros to 144 billion euros, corresponding to an increase of 2.2 per cent. In contrast, total German exports fell by 0.1 per cent to 786 billion euros in the same period.

German-Polish trade volume reached a record high of over 90 billion euros in the first half of the year – an increase of 4.6 billion euros or 5.4 per cent. German exports to Poland rose by 2.6 billion euros (+5.7 percent), while imports from Poland increased by 2 billion euros (+5.2 percent). This means that exports to Poland, at 49.4 billion euros, exceed those to China (41.4 billion euros), as the report also states.

Czech Republic: Trade rose by 3.4 percent to 57.8 billion euros. Exports to the Czech Republic grew by 1.6 percent to 26.6 billion euros, while imports rose by five percent to 31.2 billion euros.

Source: trans.info