Overview
Canada's trade with Germany is heavily driven by physical goods.
- Goods Trade: Total volume reaches $29.2B CAD (€18.2B). Canada imports $20.2B CAD (€12.5B) from Germany while exporting only $9.1B CAD (€5.7B).
- Services Trade: Total volume sits at $9.0B CAD (€5.5B). Imports account for $4.4B CAD (€2.7B) while exports stand at $4.6B CAD (€2.8B), giving Canada a minor trade surplus of $0.2B CAD.
Canadian Exports to Germany
Canadian exports of goods to Germany totaled $9.17B CAD in 2025, driven largely by energy commodities, aerospace components, raw materials, and manufactured goods.
- Energy & Aerospace: Energy products represents the single largest export category at $1.76B (19.2%), while Aircraft & other transportation equipment & parts forms the second-largest sector at $1.20B (13.1%).
A highlight of key commodities exported from Canada to Germany in 2025 across major energy, nuclear, and precious metal categories:
- Ash Containing Precious Metals or Compounds: Serves as the largest single highlighted export commodity at $1.2B CAD, making up 5.59% of its sector.
- Crude Petroleum & Bituminous Mineral Oils: Represents a major energy export valued at $802.2M CAD, accounting for 8.03% of its sector.
- Uranium Hexafluoride: Accounts for $581.1M CAD in nuclear energy exports, comprising 5.82% of its sector.
Canadian Imports from Germany
Canadian imports of German goods reached $20.2B CAD in 2025, heavily concentrated in high-value manufactured products and industrial machinery.
- Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering: Industrial machinery, equipment & parts represents the largest single import category at $6.40B (25.5%), followed closely by Motor vehicles & parts at $5.58B (22.2%). Combined, machinery and automotive products account for nearly half of all German goods imported into Canada.
A highlight of key commodities imported into Canada from Germany in 2025 across major industrial categories:
- Passenger Cars & Light Trucks: Serves as a major driver of automotive trade at $4.8B CAD, comprising 85.2% of its broader industry sector.
- Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Products: Represents a core high-value import at $2.6B CAD, making up 56.8% of its sector.
- Logging, Construction, Mining & Oil/Gas Field Machinery: Totals $1.2B CAD in heavy industrial equipment, accounting for 18.5% of its overall sector.
German Direct Investment into Canada
Germany accounts for about 2.5% of the total foreign direct investment in Canada, ranking fourth worldwide. German-owned companies are concentrated in manufacturing and transportation equipment, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and logistics.
FDI in Canada by ultimate investor country, 2025, billions of dollars/ euros
o United States ($816.8/ €503.5)
o China ($43.4/ €26.8)
o France ($41.9/ €25.8)
o Germany ($40.5/ €25)
o Ireland ($28.4/ €17.5)
