Our online store comprises thousands of market research reports, with more than 6,000 publications covering Germany. Each study offers a unique guide to a market or industry in the country; contains a comprehensive industry analysis; lists and reviews top companies; discloses historical data, etc.
Here are some basic facts about the country.
Germany’s Economic Structure
Germany is Europe’s largest economy and the world’s fifth largest. In 2012, the country’ GDP was estimated at USD 3.401 trillion. The GDP shrank in 2009 by 5.9% due to the world financial crisis. It recovered in 2010 to grow by 4.2% and 3.0% in 2011. However it was hit by the Euro crisis in 2012 and shrank 0.7%. Unemployment in 2012 was 5.5% and inflation was running at 2.1%.
Over the last 20 years, the government has spent USD 2 trillion on the rehabilitation of East Germany. However, there remains a marked economic divide between the east and the west of the country.
Germany has a very small agricultural sector that provides only 0.8% of GDP with industry providing 28% and services 78.2%. Key exports are machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metal manufacturing, foodstuffs and textiles.
Germany's main export partners include France, the UK, Netherlands, the USA, Italy, China, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and Poland.
Its import partners are France, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, Italy, Austria, the UK, Russia, and the Czech Republic.
Industry Analysis
Vehicle Manufacturing
In 2010, Germany’ car manufacturing industry was worth USD 104.1billion. It grew 3.2% between 2006 and 2010. The forecast through to 2015 is growth of 3.2% reaching USD 122.1 billion by end-2015. The predictions got off to a slow start in the early years of the forecast but recent news has been extremely positive. December 2013 saw the western European car market grow by 13%, for the first time reaching double figures over the last four years. Domestic sales grew by 5%, and record sales were achieved in the USA.
German car companies are among the world class manufacturers, including Audi, BMW, Ford Germany, Mercedes Benz, Opel, Porsche, and Volkswagen.
The industry is maintaining its leading edge in innovation, taking 30% all the country's R&D spending. Upper midrange and luxury segments are leaders in the market. It has finally begun the development of more environmentally friendly vehicles.
Mechanical Engineering
Unlike car manufacturing, the German mechanical engineering industry is based dominated by small and medium size firms rather than by large companies. Around 88% of the 6000 companies in the sector employ less than 250 people. However with 965,000 employees it is the largest employer in the country and the workforce is recognised as being highly skilled.
The difficult world trading conditions of 2010 to 2012 saw slow trading as countries around the world cut back on investment. However recently there are signs of recovery. 76% of production goes to export bringing a trade surplus of $88 billion in 2011. With 17% of the global market Germany is the world leader ahead of the USA and Japan.
Electronics
Together with other German industries, the electronics sector seems to be recovering from the setbacks of 2010 to 2012. Companies employ 1.5 million people worldwide with 800,000 of these jobs being in Germany. It produced a turnover of USD 224 billion in 2011 from the production of 100,000 different products.
Production is split between the following sectors: automotive and industrial electronics (64.7%), data processing 25%, telecoms 8.0%, and consumer electronics 2.3%.
Germany dominates the sector in Europe, and it is the world’s second only behind Japan. Prospects for the industry look good, with Germany is seen as the most attractive country for investment in Europe by 35% of companies, with Poland a long way behind with 10%.
Chemicals
Germany has the largest chemical company in the world – BASF. Other large companies include, Hoechst, Bayer and Lanxess. In 2010, it provided 25% of all European sales of EUR 180 billion. It is the 4th largest chemical producer in the world. The industry employed 423,000 people in 2011, and it is upbeat in its predictions for 2014 expecting 2% much better than the last two years.
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Germany: ammonia market
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Germany: ammonia solution market
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Germany: ammonium chloride market
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Germany: ammonium nitrate market
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Germany: ammonium sulfate market
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Germany: anhydrous ammonia market
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Germany: aniline derivatives market
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Germany: Aniline Market
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Germany: animal and vegetable fertilizers market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the animal and vegetable fertilizers market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of th...
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Germany: argon market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the argon market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics, str...
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Germany: aromatic ethers market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the aromatic ethers market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dyn...
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Germany: aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the m...
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Germany: aromatic monoamines market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the aromatic monoamines market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its...
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Germany: aromatic monocarboxylic acids market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the aromatic monocarboxylic acids market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the m...
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Germany: aromatic polyamines market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the aromatic polyamines market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its...
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Germany: aromatic polycarboxylic acids market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the aromatic polycarboxylic acids market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the m...
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Germany: basic dyes market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the basic dyes market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics...
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Germany: Benzene Market
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... report about the benzene market in Germany currently available! The purpose of the report is to describe the state of the benzene market in Germany, to present actual ... . This is the most comprehensive report covering the benzene market in Germany currently available! We also offer similar reports, covering ...
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Germany: benzoic acid market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the benzoic acid market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynami...
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Germany: benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis...
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Germany: Bisphenol A Market
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... report about the bisphenol A market in Germany currently available! The purpose of the report is to describe the state of the bisphenol A market in Germany, to present ... This is the most comprehensive report covering the bisphenol A market in Germany currently available! We also offer similar reports, covering ...
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Germany: boric acids market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the boric acids market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamic...
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Germany: boron and tellurium market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the boron and tellurium market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its...
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Germany: buta-1,3-diene and isoprene market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the buta-1,3-diene and isoprene market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the mar...
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Germany: Butanal Market
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Germany: butanols market
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Germany: butylene market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the butylene market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics,...
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Germany: calcium ammonium nitrate market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the calcium ammonium nitrate market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market...
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Germany: calcium carbonate market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the calcium carbonate market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its d...
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Germany: carbides market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the carbides market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics,...
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Germany: carbon dioxide market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the carbon dioxide market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dyna...
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Germany: carbon market
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Germany: carbon tetrachloride market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the carbon tetrachloride market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, it...
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Germany: cellulose chemical derivatives market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the cellulose chemical derivatives market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the...
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Germany: charcoal market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the charcoal market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics,...
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Germany: chlorates and perchlorates market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the chlorates and perchlorates market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the mark...
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Germany: chlorides market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the chlorides market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics,...
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Germany: chlorites and hypochlorites market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the chlorites and hypochlorites market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the mar...
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Germany: chloroform market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the chloroform market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamics...
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Germany: chloromethane and chloroethane market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the chloromethane and chloroethane market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the...
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Germany: chlorosulfuric acid market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the chlorosulfuric acid market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its...
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Germany: chromates and dichromates market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the chromates and dichromates market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the marke...
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Germany: citric acid market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the citric acid market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynamic...
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Germany: cyclic aldehyde polymers market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the cyclic aldehyde polymers market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market...
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Germany: cyclic aldehydes market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the cyclic aldehydes market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dy...
July 2024
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Germany: cyclohexanones market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the cyclohexanones market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dyna...
July 2024
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Germany: denatured ethyl alcohol market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the denatured ethyl alcohol market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market,...
July 2024
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Germany: diammonium phosphate market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the diammonium phosphate market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, it...
July 2024
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Germany: dichloromethane market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the dichloromethane market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dyn...
July 2024
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Germany: dicyandiamide market
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This report presents a comprehensive overview of the dicyandiamide market in Germany and a forecast for its development in the next five years. It provides a detailed analysis of the market, its dynam...
July 2024
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