<figure id="attachment_3052891" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3052891" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3052891" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/8ee9de4c-13005520_1600x1000_1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3052891" class="wp-caption-text">Germany&#8217;s trade surplus with the US was €52.2 billion, its lowest level since 2021, after a record surplus the previous year of nearly €70 billion. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
FRANKFURT: German exports to the US plunged last year due to President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariff blitz, and the trade surplus of Europe&#8217;s top economy with the US shrunk to a four-year low, data showed Friday.
But total exports for 2025 rebounded by around 1% following two years of contraction, as stronger trade with Europe offset falling shipments to the US, statistics agency Destatis said.
German exports to the US fell 9.3% last year, while US imports to Germany rose slightly.
Germany&#8217;s trade surplus with the world&#8217;s biggest economy was €52.2 billion (US$62 billion), its lowest level since 2021, after a record surplus the previous year of nearly €70 billion.
China returned as Germany&#8217;s biggest trading partner last year, overtaking the US, as exports from the world&#8217;s number two economy to Germany rose sharply, according to the preliminary data.
Europe was in Trump&#8217;s crosshairs when he launched his tariff onslaught, as it runs a hefty trade surplus with the United States, much of it due to German exports.
Under a deal struck in July, EU exports to the US face a baseline levy of 15% – far higher than before Trump&#8217;s return to office.
It was a heavy blow for Germany, whose firms, from well-known automakers and machinery giants to smaller, family-owned companies, have long relied on robust trade with the US.

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German exports to US plunge in 2025 due to tariffs

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